Khyungpo Naljor

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Khyungpo Naljor (11/12th cent.) with masters of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage

Khyungpo Naljor (khyung po rnal 'byor), (11/12th cent.). A Tibetan master who brought teachings back from India that were later known as the Shangpa Kagyu. He travelled to India seven times and studied with 150 masters. His special root gurus were the female siddhas Niguma and Sukhasiddhi and the masters Maitripa and Rahula.