3. Mahasiddha Naropa

Indian Mahasiddha, India, 1012 - 1100.  The Indian Buddhist Tantric master Naropa is the archetype of a Mahasiddha. First, a renowned scholar at the famous Monastic University of Nalanda, he leaves his position after his first encounter with Vajrayogini (in the form of an old woman - cf. No. 2) and starts a life od a wandering yogi. He seeks out Tilopa who introduces him to Tantric practices subjecting him to all kinds of severe test. Naropa emerges from those years with Tilopa as a fully realized Mahasiddha who becomes the teacher of Marpa, the translator. Information: The Life and Teaching of Naropa, by Herbert Guenther Songs of Naropa, by Thrangu Rinpoche, transl. by Erik Schmidt The Six Yogas of Naropa, by Je Tsongkhapa, transl. by Glenn Mullin. TBRC Resource Code: P3085 Comments (0) Show/Hide comments Show/Hide comment form Comment Email Write the displayed characters   Add Comment

 

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