Dhilipa, the “Epicurean Merchant”, was one of the 84 Indian Vajrayana Mahasiddhas….

諦利巴，”美食家商人”，是古印度金剛乘八十四大成就者之一….

諦利巴是薩利鋪札的油商，善於做生意，因此非常有錢，每天如國王般恣意享樂，某天來了位名叫巴哈拿的瑜珈士，向諦利巴闡釋輪迴的種種痛苦和出離輪迴的方法。於是諦利巴對瑜珈士生起信心向他求法。之後禪修六年證得成就，光芒從他的身體四散，遍照附近地區。

有人目睹這個景象，就向國王報告。於是國王親自前往觀察，發現的確如此，且心中也感受到無垢的大樂；其他人雖然沒有感受相同的喜悅，但是也都生起了信心。於是諦利巴傳授眾人佛法，多年之後，諦利巴與眾多徒眾共同進入了勇父的淨土。(維基百科)

Dhilipa was a wealthy merchant, whose business was pressing oil from sesame seeds. His business was so lucrative that soon, he was as wealthy as Kubera, the god of wealth. He indulged himself in the joys of good living. He was most attached to delicious food. soon he was eating like the king himself.

One day, the pandita Bhahana arrived at Dhilipa’s house at suppertime and was invited to share a meal. After the meal, the pandita spoke on the pain and frustration of samsara, the Wheel of Existence and the means of escaping it. The merchant was so impressed that he begged Bhahana to remain and become the priest to his entire household. The pandita agreed.

On one occasion, while the merchant was pressing oil from the sesame seed, the guru remarked that while what the merchant was doing would bring great wealth, it would not bring liberation. Dhilipa was struck by the remark, stopped the press, wiped his hands, and sat down at the feet of his guru. He asked how he could acquire liberation. The pandita gave him initiation and instructed him in the method of deconditioning the mind from the constructs of the conventional world.

After 9 years of meditation, Dhilipa succeeded in uniting creative and fulfillment meditation. When he attained his goal, a golden radiance began to pour from his being until it illuminated the sky. People flocked to Dhilipa for instruction. To each he gave an instruction that exactly filled the person’s nature and abilities. After many years of selfless service, he ascended into the Paradise of the Dakinis with a vast retinue.

Mahasiddha Dharmapa ||
大成就者 達瑪巴


84 Mahasiddhas ||
84 大成就者


Mahasiddha Dhobipa ||
大成就者 東畢巴