Author: Marpa Lotsawa
Alternate names: Marpa Chökyi Lodrö; Chos-Kyi Blo-Gros Marpa; Lhodak Marpa Choski Lodos; Marpa the Translator
Born: 1012
Died: 1097
Bio: **Marpa Lotsawa** (1012–1097), sometimes known fully as **Lhodak Marpa Choski Lodos** or commonly as **Marpa the Translator**, was a Tibetan Buddhist teacher credited with the transmission of many Buddhist teachings to Tibet from India, including the teachings and lineages of Vajrayana and Mahamudra.