Dharmapa, the “Eternal Student”, was one of the 84 Indian Vajrayana Mahasiddhas….

達瑪巴，”經由研讀而得到智慧的人”，是古印度金剛乘八十四大成就者之一….

達瑪巴原是在毘克拉瑪蘇拉地方的婆羅門，勤修佛法卻毫無觀照及禪定的智慧，於是向一位經過的瑜珈士求法，使之融貫所學，從而證得大手印成就，並以達瑪巴之名而聞名。最後即身前往空行淨土。(維基百科)

Dharmapa means ‘the Man Who Has the Wisdom Gained by Study’. In Vikramasura, there lived a Brahman who studied diligently but was without the wisdom of critical reflection or meditation. One day, he met a yogin who said he must have much Dharma in his mind since he had studied so much. However, he replied that he was not able to practice what he had learned and begged the yogin to teach him a way to retain what he learned.

There and then, the yogin gave him the initiation which transfers spiritual power. He then gave him instructions on how to integrate the many doctrines of the Dharma.

As Dharmapa listened to the instructions the yogin gave, he understood what it all signified. As he realized the unified wholeness of the many doctrines he had heard, he obtained the siddhi of Mahamudra. When his time came, he went to the realm of the Dakas in this very body.

Mahasiddha Dhahulipa ||
大成就者 達呼利


84 Mahasiddhas ||
84 大成就者


Mahasiddha Dhilipa ||
大成就者 諦利巴