Marpa Chökyi Lodrö: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:Marpa.jpg|frame|'''Marpa Lotsawa''' courtesy of Shechen Archives]]'''Marpa Chökyi Lodrö''' ([[Wyl.]] ''mar pa chos kyi blo gros'') or '''Marpa Lotsawa''' (1012-1097) was a great Tibetan master and translator, and a disciple of [[Naropa]] and other great [[siddha]]s. He brought many [[tantra]]s from India to Tibet and translated them. These teachings were passed down through [[Milarepa]] and his other disciples, and are the basis of the teachings of the [[Kagyü]] lineage. | [[Image:Marpa.jpg|frame|'''Marpa Lotsawa''' courtesy of Shechen Archives]] | ||
'''Marpa Chökyi Lodrö''' ([[Wyl.]] ''mar pa chos kyi blo gros'') or '''Marpa Lotsawa''' (1012-1097) was a great Tibetan master and translator, and a disciple of [[Naropa]] and other great [[siddha]]s. He brought many [[tantra]]s from India to Tibet and translated them. These teachings were passed down through [[Milarepa]] and his other disciples, and are the basis of the teachings of the [[Kagyü]] lineage. | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*Nalanda Translation Committee, ''The Life of Marpa the Translator'' | *Nalanda Translation Committee, ''The Life of Marpa the Translator'' (Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1995) | ||
==Internal Links== | |||
*[[Marpa Kagyü]] | |||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://www.tbrc-dlms.org/link?RID=P2636 TBRC profile] | |||
[[Category:Kagyü Masters]] | [[Category:Kagyü Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Historical Masters]] | |||
[[Category:Lotsawas]] | [[Category:Lotsawas]] | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 13 October 2009
Marpa Chökyi Lodrö (Wyl. mar pa chos kyi blo gros) or Marpa Lotsawa (1012-1097) was a great Tibetan master and translator, and a disciple of Naropa and other great siddhas. He brought many tantras from India to Tibet and translated them. These teachings were passed down through Milarepa and his other disciples, and are the basis of the teachings of the Kagyü lineage.
Further Reading
- Nalanda Translation Committee, The Life of Marpa the Translator (Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1995)