Tilopa ( Prakrit ; Sanskrit : Talika or Tilopada ,988 â `` 1069 ) was a tantric practitioner and mahasiddha . He was born in either Chativavo ( Chittagong ) , Bengal or Jagora , Bengal into the brahmin ( priestly ) caste . Tilopa ( Prakrit ; Sanskrit : Talika or Tilopada ) ( 988 â `` 1069 ) was born in either Chativavo ( Chittagong ) , Bengal or Jagora , Bengal .