See Also:

DUE-BILL (law) and Mar-pa (sh)


DUE-BILL (law)


DUE-BILL. An acknowledgment of a Debt, in Writing, is so called. This instrument differs from a promissory note in many particulars; it is not instrument differs from a promissory note in many particulars; it is not payable to order, nor is it assignable by mere endorsement. See I 0 U; payable to order, nor is it assignable by mere endorsement. See I 0 U; Promissory notes. Promissory notes.

Mar-pa (sh)




born 1012, Lhobrag, Tibet
died 1096, Tibet

Tibetan religious leader.

According to tradition, he was born to wealthy parents, and to curb his violent Nature he was sent to a Tibetan monastery to study Buddhism. He later spent three periods studying under the yogi Naropa in India, returning to Tibet during the intervals and gathering disciples. A major figure in the revival of Buddhism in Tibet, he is known for his translations of Indian Vajrayana Buddhist texts and of mystical songs of the Indian Tantric tradition.