Marpa Chökyi Lodrö

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Marpa or Marpa Lotsawa, Marpa Chökyi Wangchuk (1012-1097) - a great Tibetan master and translator, and a disciple of Naropa and other great siddhas. He brought many tantras from India to Tibet and translated them. These teachings were passed down through Milarepa and his other disciples, and are the basis of the teachings of the Kagyü lineage.