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power of Dorge Chang Buddha. The teachings became the basic
tenets of the Kargyutpa sect. Tilopa transmitted it to Naropa, who
was an eminent teacher of mystic sciences at Nalanda University
in India. Naropa transmitted the secret teaching to Marpa who
came to India and returned to Tibet as an accomplished priest to
start the Kargyutpa Sect and teach Secret Buddhism to Tibetans.
Among them are four outstanding disciples who reached the
glorious liberation.
Tsurton Wangay was from the east country of Dol. He had
the character of a Lion and possessed the Secret wish-fulfilling
gem of the Secret Doctrine. His “strong-as-claws” determination
helped him look upward as he achieved liberation.
Ngogdum Chudor was from the South. He was compared
to a tiger having the Secret Dharma for its striped fur. His claws
had dug deep into the four great virtues of a Bodhisattva. He
looked upward as he had departed from all illusions in the
illusionary world and went freely to wherever he pleased.
Meton Tsompo was the pillar of the West. He was
compared to an eagle having the Secret Dharma for its wings. He
had forever escaped the traps and pitfalls of this illusory world,
and was free to fly anywhere because he had attained liberation.
The high pillar of the North was Thogapa (meaning
delightful to hear), also named Milarepa of Gung Thang Country.
He was deeply tinted with Secret Dharma. His life was a
permanent endurance like the big rock where birds came and
built their nests. He was a great man who had quit the common
life to achieve liberation.
Marpa’s traditional robe had been handed down to his
followers, and his sect has developed a good reputation by his
successor Milarepa.