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Ākarasiddhi (*’Byung gnas dngos grub)

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  • Templeman, SIL, p. 49 (disciple of Naropa).
  • Schaeffer, Crystal: Dngul sgong list no. 35 (Sa ka ra si ti); Gser sgong list no. 42 (A ka ra si ti); Shel sgong list no. 43 (A ka ra si ti); Brda'i man ngag list no. 53 (A kar ba si ti).
  • Nālandā, LMT, pp. 64-66. Disciple of Naropa who visited Nag tsho in Tibet.
  • Kha che Ā ka ra siddhi. One of Nāropa's seven "most famous" disciples. Padma dkar po, Chos 'byung, pp. 275, 277, 410, 438. Herbert V. Guenther, The Life and Teachings of Naropa, Oxford University Press (London 1963), p. 99. Dated to 11th century, he wanted to go to China, but he came to the place where Nag tsho was teaching the Sgron gsal, and granted him Guhyasamāja teachings. He visited O rgyan, as is clear in the biography of Mar pa. Mtshan-tho, no. 46.