Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: 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 .
Simplified: Tilopa ( Prakrit ; Sanskrit : Talika or Tilopada ) ( 988 â `` 1069 ) was born in either Chativavo ( Chittagong ) , Bengal or Jagora , Bengal .