What is Marpa Lotsawa?
[[File:Marpa painting Holy isle.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''Marpa Chökyi Lodrö''' (1012–1097)]] '''Marpa Chökyi Lodrö''' (1012–1097) was a [[Tibet]]an [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[lama]], the first one who established the [[Kagyu]] tradition in Tibet. He is known also as '''Marpa Lotsawa''', which means [[translator]]. Not only did he translate Buddhist texts, but he also made a complete system of methods to reach [[Enlightenment (Buddhism)|Enlightenment]], or the state of a [[Buddha]]. Marpa made three difficult journeys to [[India]] and spent about twenty years there. He received teachings and oral transmission of many gurus. Most important among them are [[Naropa]] and [[Maitripa]]. His main student and successor to his lineage is [[Milarepa]]. {{bio-stub}} [[Category:1012 births]] [[Category:1097 deaths]] [[Category:Tibetan Buddhist lamas]]