'phags pa'i lha;Āryadeva;āryadeva;āryadeva;(End of third century C.E.). One of the Six Ornaments, he was Nāgārjuna's principal disciple, continuing his teaching of Madhyamaka and composing, in particular, the Four Hundred (Catuḥśataka). +
thog med;Asaṅga;asaṅga;asaṅga;(ca. 310-390 C.E.) One of the two Indian masters called the Two Supremes (mchog gnyis);the other is Nāgārjuna. Born in Puruṣapara, the capital of Gandhāra, he lived for twelve years at Nālandā. Author of the ''Abhidharmasamuccaya'' and brother of Vasubandhu, he was, dong with his brother, one of the founders of the Yogācāra school. He is well known for his meditation practice on Maitreya, who transmitted to him the Five Teachings of Maitreya (byams chos sde lnga). +
na ro pa;Nāropa;nāropa;nāropa;(1016-1100) He was chancellor of Nālanda University when he left in search of true realization with Tilopa, who subjected him to twelve major tests before his enlightenment. He was a mahāsiddha and the Indian master of Marpa the Translator, who initiated the Marpa-Kagyu lineage. +
bai ro tsa na;Vairocana;vairocana;Tibetan translator who, from 810 C.E. on, worked at Samye, the first monastery founded in Tibet by the king Thrisong Detsen (790-858). He was one of Padmasambhava's principal disciples and played a very important role in the Nyingma transmissions. +