The Life Story of Naropa

According to 'The Wand that Opens the Eyes and Dispels the Darkness of Mind' (the abridged collection of biographies of the successive Gyalwang Drukpas), Naropa was born around AD 956 and passed away around AD 1050. However, other sources record him as living between AD1016 and 1100.

Naropa was born in the small kingdom of Bengal. His father was a royal chieftain of an area named Shanti ...