Teacher (Lama) - Milarepa
(item no. 90717)

Eastern Tibet

1800 - 1899

Kagyu Lineage

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Tibet House, New York


 
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Milarepa, the Yogi (English: the Cotton-clad Ascetic). The most famous mountain hermit of Tibet, known for his biography and the 100,000 Songs. At the top is Marpa the translator. (See a comparison of other Milarepa paintings with the central figure in the same posture).

Mi la re pa Biographical Details

Jeff Watt 2-2000


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