Naropa

Resource ID	P186
Date of Birth	1012/1016	Date of Death	1100
External links	Wikipedia BDRC P3085

Name Variants

nāropa
nA ro pa

Teachers

Tilopa

Students

Atisha
Rinchen Zangpo
Tathagata Rakshita
Rinchen Zangpo
Marpa Chökyi Lodrö

Notes

One of the 84 mahasiddhas compiled by Abhayadattasri and Viraprakasa.

The main Indian master of Marpa, Naropa was at the origin of teachings of the Six Yogas and Mahamudra similar to that of Niguma of whom he was the brother or companion.