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Nāropā (Prakrit; Sanskrit: Nāropāda,[1] Naḍapāda[2] or Abhayakirti[3]) [4] was an Indian Buddhist Mahasiddha. He was the disciple of Tilopa and brother, or some sources say partner and pupil, of Niguma.[5] 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 which is located in Bihar.[6]
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.[7]
- ^ Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy ed. Oliver Leaman. Routledge: 2001. ISBN 0-415-17281-0 pg 282
- ^ "Notes on the Origin of Some Quotations in the Sekoddeśaṭīkā of Naḍapāda" by M. Nihom. Indo-Iranian Journal 27 (1984) pg 17
- ^ "Naropa | Karmapa – The Official Website of the 17th Karmapa".
- ^ John Newman, "The Epoch of the Kalacakra Tantra" Indo-Iranian Journal 41 (1998) pg 347, n. 10
- ^ ni gu ma ( b. 10th cent. )[permanent dead link]
- ^ Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (1997). Songs of Naropa: Commentaries on Songs of Realization. Rangjung Yeshe Publications. pp. 77–78. ISBN 978-962-7341-28-4.
- ^ Davidson, Ronald M. (2005). Tibetan Renaissance : Tantric Buddhism in the Rebirth of Tibetan Culture. New York: Columbia Univ. Press. p. 144-7. ISBN 0-231-13470-3.