Spiritual Biography of Marpa the Translator (PDF)

Marpa was a Tibetan who risked his life three times to go to India and receive and practice the profound Buddhist teachings from the great yogi Naropa. This book tells how he went, received, then brought these teachings back to Tibet where he achieved enlightenment.  

A Spiritual biography in Tibetan means "complete liberation" because they show how lamas were able to achieve enlightenment. They encourage us by showing the conditions which they began with, how they were able to practice and obstacles they encountered

During Marpa's training he transformed his defects, such as his short temper and arrogance, into good qualities such as courage and compassion that could benefit others. By this process, the qualities expanded so that by the end they actually became his experience and realization of completeness; he become a siddha (an enlightened being).

 Marpa was a businessman with a family of nine children. His example and teachings remain alive today in the unbroken lineage of the Kagyu lineage, of which Thrangu Rinpoche is a recognized master. He has realized these teachings directly so that when he teaches about Marpa he conveys not only the words but also their meaning.

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