Date of birth: 1012
Date of death: 1097
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**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.

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