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The Life of Marpa the Translator

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Chogyam Trungpa Nalanda Translation Committee Tsangnyon Heruka

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Tibetan
Shambhala Publications Inc
25 August 1995
Marpa the Translator, the eleventh-century farmer, scholar, and teacher, is one of the most renowned saints in Tibetan Buddhist history. In the West, Marpa is best known through his teacher, the Indian yogin N ropa, and through his closest disciple, Milarepa. This lucid and moving translation of a text composed by the author of

The Life of Milarepa

and The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa

documents the fascinating life of Marpa, who, unlike many other Tibetan masters, was a layman, a skillful businessman who raised a family while training his disciples.

As a youth, Marpa was inspired to travel to India to study the Buddhist teachings, for at that time in Tibet, Buddhism has waned considerably through ruthless suppression by an evil king. The author paints a vivid picture of Marpa's three journeys to India- precarious mountain passes, desolate plains teeming with bandits, greedy customs-tax collectors. Marpa endured many hardships, but nothing to compare with the trials that ensued with his guru N ropa and other teachers. Yet Marpa succeeded in mastering the tantric teachings, translating and bringing them to Tibet, and establishing the Practice Lineage of the Kagy s, which continues to this day.
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Translated by:   ,
Imprint:   Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   388g
ISBN:   9781570620874
ISBN 10:   1570620873
Pages:   320
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Ch gyam Trungpa (1940-1987)-meditation master, teacher, and artist-founded Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, the first Buddhist-inspired university in North America; the Shambhala Training program; and an international association of meditation centers known as Shambhala International. He is the author of numerous books, includingShambhala- The Sacred Path of the Warrior,Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, andThe Myth of Freedom.

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