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Mahasiddha
Mahasiddha
 
Tibetan: grub thob chen po
Sanskrit: mahasiddha


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Great adept; the highly realized masters in the vajrayana tradition. Also refers to the eighty-four great and eccentric mahasiddhas who lived in India between the eighth and twelfth centuries CE and who reached great spiritual attainment through the diligent practice of tantra. Tilopa and Naropa are two of the eighty-four mahasiddhas.

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