Naropa
Sign in to saveNāropā (c. 1016 - 1100 CE) (Prakrit; , Naḍapāda or Abhayakirti) was an Indian Buddhist Mahasiddha. He was the disciple of Tilopa and brother, or some sources say partner and pupil, of Niguma. As an Indian Mahasiddha, Naropa's instructions inform Vajrayana, particularly his six yogas of Naropa relevant to the completion stage of anuttarayogatantra. He was also one of the "gatekeepers" of Vikramashila monastery and was also associated with Nalanda monastery where he rose to the position of abbot.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1016-01-01
- Died
- 1100-01-01
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Besides person
- Antiphonal and fall to fall
- 8 from Naropa
- Naropa lectures, 1981
- Naropa magazine
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 82
- Total plays
- 301
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Key facts
- Religious biography.name
- Naropa
- Religious biography.image
- Mahasiddha Naropa.jpg
- Religious biography.religion
- Buddhism
- Religious biography.teacher
- Tilopa
- Religious biography.students
- Marpa Lotsawa
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1016
- Died
- 1 January 1100
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Lahore
- Occupation
- translator
- Religion
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Student of
- Atish Dipankar
- Image
- Mahasiddha Naropa.jpg
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- Rinchen Zangpo
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Nāropā (c. 1016 - 1100 CE) (Prakrit; , Naḍapāda or Abhayakirti) was an Indian Buddhist Mahasiddha. He was the disciple of Tilopa and brother, or some sources say partner and pupil, of Niguma. As an Indian Mahasiddha, Naropa's instructions inform Vajrayana, particularly his six yogas of Naropa relevant to the completion stage of anuttarayogatantra. He was also one of the "gatekeepers" of Vikramashila monastery and was also associated with Nalanda monastery where he rose to the position of abbot.
Although some accounts relate that Naropa was the personal teacher of Marpa Lotsawa, other accounts suggest that Marpa held Naropa's lineage through intermediary disciples only.