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The birthplace of the modern mindfulness movement, Naropa University is challenging mainstream higher education by inviting the whole student—mind, body, and spirit—to show up in the classroom.
At the age of 28 Naropa entered the famous Buddhist University at Nalanda where he studied both Sutra and Tantra. He gained the reputation of a great scholar and faultless debater, essential at that time as the tradition of debate was such that the loser automatically became a student of the winner.
Naropa University is a private university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1974 by Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa, it is named after the 11th-century Indian Buddhist sage Naropa, an abbot of Nalanda. The university describes itself as Buddhist-inspired, ecumenical, and nonsectarian rather than Buddhist.
After twelve years of training, one day Naropa is standing with Tilopa on a barren plain. Tilopa remarks that the time has now come for him to offer Naropa the much-sought-after oral instructions, the transmission of dharma. When Tilopa demands an offering, Naropa, who has nothing, offers his own fingers and blood.
We support graduate students in developing mastery and leadership in their chosen fields. And we guide working professionals in becoming more fully present and alive in the work they feel called to do. Join the scholars, activists, healers, poets, and changemakers of Naropa.
Naropa University will help you heed that inner voice, urging you to become the person you are meant to be. Offering transformative undergraduate and graduate programs that combine Eastern and Western thought, Naropa will prepare you for a life of purpose and meaning unique to you and you alone.
Naropa University is a private institution that was founded in 1974. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 325 (fall 2022), its setting is city, and the campus size is 12 acres.
Naropa’s online bachelor's degrees break down barriers of traditional education and bring our unique approach to education straight to you, no matter where you are. Join us and embark on a journey of self-discovery and academic excellence.
Naropa's teachings are most closely associated with the Kagyu school of Tibet. His instructions called the Six Yogas of Naropa are central to the Kagyu lineage. His teachings are also influential in the other schools of Tibetan Buddhism . He was the disciple of tantric master Tilopa.
Naropa (Sanskrit: Naropada or Nadapada) (956–1041) was an Indian tantric Buddhist yogi, mystic and monk. He was the disciple of Tilopa. And he was either the brother of Niguma, or partner and pupil of Niguma.
