Date of Luipa
The most significant information available from the legends of the Sakya school is that Luipa worked at the court of the Maharaja of Varendra, Dharmapala. If this king is same as Pala Emperor Dharmapala, then this identification places Luipa as a younger contemporary of Dharmapala (770 – 810 CE). If Luipa was initiated in his youth, his date of initiation must be at the end of the eighth century or the beginning of the ninth century.
In the Abhisamaya-Vibhanga of the bStan-'gyur, Atisha is mentioned as a co-author of the text along with him but it seems that actually Atisha had either completed his text or wrote a Vibhanga (commentary) on his Abhisamaya. So, it is more probable that he belonged to the 10th century.
From Luipa’s date, his Guru Savaripa's time can be fixed, along with the dates of his disciples Darikapa and Dengipa, and also Dombi Heruka whom Luipa taught. Since Kilapa was probably one of his descendants, his date can also be fixed.
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