Milarepa
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| PersonType | Category:Authors of Tibetan Works Category:Classical Tibetan Authors Category:Tibetan Buddhist Teachers |
|---|---|
| MainNamePhon | Milarepa |
| MainNameTib | མི་ལ་རས་པ་ |
| MainNameWylie | mi la ras pa |
| SortName | Milarepa |
| bio | Milarepa (མི་ལ་རས་པ་) is one of the most famous Tibetans, beloved as a poet and yogi by all Himalayan peoples. He is the fourth in the traditional lineage tree of the Kagyu traditions as one of the key students of Marpa and the teacher of Gampopa. His life is a story of redemption from murderer to yogi that has inspired many people across the centuries and beyond the Himalayan regions, where he is a saint and an essential part of Tibetan culture across traditions. Learn more at The Treasury of Lives, Andrew Quintman's Life of Milarepa or in Eva Van Dam's amazing graphic novel: Milarepa: The Magic Life of Tibet's Great Yogi.
Western publications on Milarepa span from 1925 (Bacot) to the present day. Other publications of interest:
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| YearBirth | 1052 |
| YearDeath | 1135 |
| TibDateGender | Male |
| TibDateElement | Water |
| TibDateAnimal | Dragon |
| TibDateRabjung | 1 |
| ReligiousAffiliation | Kagyu |
| StudentOf | mar pa chos kyi blo gros |
| TeacherOf | sgam po pa · ras chung pa |
| BDRC | https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=P1853 |
| Treasury of Lives | http://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Milarepa/3178 |
| IsInGyatsa | No |
| BnwShortPersonBio | The most famous and beloved of Tibetan yogins. Although he is associated most closely with the Bka' brgyud sect of Tibetan Buddhism, he is revered throughout the Tibetan cultural domain for his perseverance through hardship, his ultimate attainment of buddhahood in one lifetime, and for his beautiful songs. The most famous account of his life (the Mi la ras pa'i rnam thar, or “The Life of Milarepa”) and collection of spiritual songs (Mi la'i mgur 'bum, or “The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa”) are extremely popular throughout the Tibetan world. The themes associated with his life story—purification of past misdeeds, faith and devotion to the Guru, ardor in meditation and yogic practice, and the possibility of attaining buddhahood despite the sins of his youth—have inspired developments in Buddhist teaching and practice in Tibet. (Source: "Mi la ras pa." In The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, 541. Princeton University Press, 2014. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46n41q.27.) |
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