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Mahasiddha Dobhipa

The Realised Ornithological Launderer

༄The Mahasiddha Dobhipa (dho bi’ pa) — known in Tibetan as Shal-bé Drüpthob (bShal bas grub thob / བཤལ་བས་གྲུབ་ཐོབ་) the …

Mahasiddha Manibhadra — a Female Master of Accomplishment

Drübchen (grub chen / གྲུབ་ཆེན / mahasiddha)

Himalayan Buddhism has several different traditions relating to the 84 mahasiddhas of ancient India. Among these traditions, two are particularly …

Mahasiddha Manibhadra - part 1

The Perfect Housewife

Manibhadra was born in Kamarupa. She was the daughter of a wealthy merchant and a marriage had been arranged with …

Mahasiddha Manibhadra - part 2

The Perfect Housewife

Manibhadra agreed to Mahasiddha Kukkuraja’s proposal; deciding that she could borrow a servant’s clothes. She prepared to leave home when …

Now available: Volume I of ’Warp & Weft of Wonderment

22 February 2025

by Mé-tsal Wangmo as recounted by Ngak’chang Rinpoche from the gTérma of Jomo Pema ’ö-Zér

Mé-tsal Wangmo This is unique 4 volume series portrays the lives of the 84 Mahasiddhas in highly personal detail. These are hagiographies …

The Hagiography of Mahasiddha Sarvaripa

from Volume I of ‘Warp and Weft of Wonderment’

Accounts of the 84 Mahasiddhas according to the gTérma of Jomo Pema ’ö-Zér as related to Ngakma Mé-tsal Wangmo by …

Warp and Weft of Wonderment, Volume 1

the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas, recounted by Ngak’chang Rinpoche

Mé-tsal Wangmo The Mahasiddhas were the charismatic eccentric heroes and heroines of Vajrayana. The 21 life-stories in each volume of this epic represent a substantial literary compendium of the astounding lives of the 84 Mahasiddhas, recounted in creative contemporary linguistics by the English Lama, Ngak'chang Rinpoche. These hagiographies differ from the commonly known versions, and each Mahasiddha has a distinct personality and a strong individual voice. The stories contain humour and rich detail of Ancient India, and are accompanied by iconographic drawings by Khandro Déchen.