Item: Teacher (Lama) - Milarepa

Tibetan: བླ་མ། Chinese: 喇嘛

(item no. 102216)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Shechen Archives - photographs

Classification: Person

Appearance: Lay Person

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P1853

Interpretation / Description

Milarepa, Tibet's greatest yogi and poet saint. He was a student of Marpa Lotsawa Chokyi Lordro and the teacher of Rechungpa and Gampopa. (See a comparison of other Milarepa paintings with the central figure in the same posture).

At the bottom left is Heruka Chakrasamvara embracing Vajrayogini. On the right side is Jinasagara Avalokiteshvara.

Jeff Watt 9-2009