(1016-1100). A forefather of the Kagyu lineage, this great Indian siddha was the disciple of Tilopa and the teacher of Marpa. He left his position as abbot of Nalanda, the great Buddhist university in search of his yogic teacher Tilopa. On the path to complete enlightenment, Naropa endured extreme hardships that are now known as the twelve trials of Naropa.

(1016-1100) (Da-fa-cheng-jiu Na-luo-ba): Great Mahasiddha and disciple of Tilopa and teacher of Marpa. nayuta: A nayuta is a Sanskrit numeral for ten billion. It is a thousand koñis.

Naropa (Tibetan; Sanskrit: Nadaprada, 1016-1100) was an Indian Buddhist mystic and monk, the pupil of Tilopa and brother, or some sources say partner, of Niguma. Naropa was the main teacher of Marpa.