Milarepa
Sign in to savethumb|238px|A famous statue of Milarepa self made by Milerapa's root student Bhu Rechungpa which later belonged to Nyanang Phelgyeling Monastery, Tibet and now is in Phelgyeling Monastery, Nepal. Jetsun Milarepa (, 1028/40–1111/23) was a Tibetan , who was famously known as a murderer when he was a young man, before turning to Buddhism and becoming a highly accomplished Buddhist disciple. He is generally considered one of Tibet's most famous yogis and spiritual poets, whose teachings are known among several schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He was a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and a major figure in th
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1040-01-01
- Died
- 1123-01-01
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Milarepa, magicien-poète-ermite-tibétain, XIe siecle
- Milarepas gesammelte Vajra-Lieder
- Songs of Milarepa
- The life of Milarepa,Tibet's great yogi
- Drinking the Mountain Stream
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- Listeners
- 212
- Total plays
- 1,630
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1040
- Died
- 1 January 1123
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Tibet
- Occupation
- translator
- Languages spoken
- Tibetan
- Native language
- Tibetan
- Religion
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Student of
- Marpa Chokyi Lodro
- Image
- Bhutanese painted thanka of Milarepa (1052-1135), Late 19th-early 20th Century, Dhodeydrag Gonpa, Thimphu, Bhutan.jpg
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early life
- Training and realisation
- Tibetan Buddha
- Students
- ''The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa''
- Historical context
- In media
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|238px|A famous statue of Milarepa self made by Milerapa's root student Bhu Rechungpa which later belonged to Nyanang Phelgyeling Monastery, Tibet and now is in Phelgyeling Monastery, Nepal. Jetsun Milarepa (, 1028/40–1111/23) was a Tibetan , who was famously known as a murderer when he was a young man, before turning to Buddhism and becoming a highly accomplished Buddhist disciple. He is generally considered one of Tibet's most famous yogis and spiritual poets, whose teachings are known among several schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He was a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and a major figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. He is also famous for the feat of climbing Mount Kailash.
==Biography==