Lorepa

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Lorepa

ལོ་རས་པ་

1187 – 1250

Lorepa is considered the founder of a branch of the Drukpa Kagyu called the Me Druk, or "Lower Druk." A very important teacher during his times, he exemplifies the life of solitary meditation under often difficult circumstances. He founded Tharpaling in Bhutan.

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Kagyu - The Kagyu school traces its origin to the eleventh-century translator Marpa, who studied in India with Nāropa. Marpa's student Milarepa trained Gampopa, who founded the first monastery of the Kagyu order. As many as twelve subtraditions grew out from there, the best known being the Karma Kagyu, the Drikung, and the Drukpa. Tib བཀའ་བརྒྱུད་  

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