Kankaripa

Kaṅkārīpa (Sanskrit: कङ्कारिप; c. 800 - 1100 CE) was a Mahasiddha known in the Vajrayana tradition. Born of a common household, he married a woman of his own caste and, after a few years of love, she died. Aggrieved, he lingered at the shmashana cremation grounds until a wandering yogi approached him, teaching Kankaripa how life is impermanent, suffering is the reality for every person in Saṃsāra, and the only instruction he can give is the path to awakening. So the yogi initiated Kankaripa and he spent six years in deep meditation, imagining his deceased wife as a dakini until a clear light dawned within him.

References

↑ Singh, Lalan Prasad (1976). Tantra, Its Mystic and Scientific Basis (reprint ed.). Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9780883867662.
↑ Abhayadatta (2014). Legends of the Mahasiddhas: Lives of the Tantric Masters. Translated by Dowman, Keith (3rd ed.). Inner Traditions. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-1620553657.

[Singh-1] Singh, Lalan Prasad (1976). Tantra, Its Mystic and Scientific Basis (reprint ed.). Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9780883867662.

[Dowman-2] Abhayadatta (2014). Legends of the Mahasiddhas: Lives of the Tantric Masters. Translated by Dowman, Keith (3rd ed.). Inner Traditions. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-1620553657.