PHILOSOPHER

Marpa Lotsawa

1012 - 1097

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Marpa Lotsāwa (མར་པ་ལོ་ཙཱ་བ་ཆོས་ཀྱི་བློ་གྲོས་, 1012–1097), sometimes known fully as Marpa Chökyi Lodrö (Wylie: mar pa chos kyi blo gros) or commonly as Marpa the Translator (Marpa Lotsāwa), was a Tibetan Buddhist teacher credited with the transmission of many Vajrayana teachings from India, including the teachings and lineages of Mahamudra. Due to this, the Kagyu lineage, which he founded, is often called Marpa Kagyu in his honour. Although some accounts relate that the Mahasiddha Naropa was the personal teacher of Marpa, other accounts suggest that Marpa held Naropa's lineage through intermediary disciples only. Either way, Marpa was a personal student of the Mahasiddha Maitripa and of the dakini Niguma. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marpa Lotsawa is the 537th most popular philosopher (up from 618th in 2019), the 387th most popular biography from China (up from 492nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Marpa Lotsawa ranks 537 out of 1,267. Before him are Polemon, Ahmad Sirhindi, Carl Stumpf, Gianni Vattimo, Myia, and Charles W. Morris. After him are Crates of Athens, Jan Patočka, Annemarie Schimmel, Ammonius Hermiae, Salomon Maimon, and Luis de Molina.

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Among people born in 1012, Marpa Lotsawa ranks 3. Before him are Pope Benedict IX, and Baldwin V, Count of Flanders. After him are García Sánchez III of Pamplona, Abbad II al-Mu'tadid, Mawdud of Ghazni, Odo of Gascony, and Cai Xiang. Among people deceased in 1097, Marpa Lotsawa ranks 3. Before him are Odo of Bayeux, and Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan. After him are Anushtegin Gharchai, Heonjong of Goryeo, Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona, Reginald II, Count of Burgundy, Petar Snačić, Hugh V, Count of Maine, Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou, and Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon and Navarre.

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In China

Among people born in China, Marpa Lotsawa ranks 387 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809), Liu Cixin (1963), Gongsun Zan (null), Yu Jin (200), Du Mu (803), and Emperor Zhezong (1076). After him are Cangjie (-2650), Princess Wencheng (628), J. G. Ballard (1930), Huang Chao (801), Emperor Shang of Han (105), and Emperor Yuan of Jin (276).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Marpa Lotsawa ranks 22. Before him are Dong Zhongshu (-179), Zhiyi (538), Ge Hong (284), Linji Yixuan (850), Zhang Daoling (34), and Huiyuan (334). After him are Zhou Dunyi (1017), Hu Shih (1891), Yang Xiong (-53), Wang Bi (226), Liu Bowen (1311), and Shen Buhai (-385).

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