Kagyu - Marpa Kagyu and Dagpo Kagyu

Marpa Kagyu and Dagpo Kagyu

The Kagyu begins in Tibet with Marpa Chökyi Lodrö (1012–1097) who trained as a translator with Drogmi Lotsawa Shākya Yeshe ('brog mi lo ts'a ba sh'akya ye shes) (993–1050), and then traveled three times to India and four times to Nepal in search of religious teachings. His principal gurus were the siddhas Nāropa - from whom he received the "close lineage" of Mahāmudrā and Tantric teachings, and Maitripa - from whom he received the "distant lineage" of Mahāmudrā.