Item: Teacher (Lama) - Milarepa

Milarepa (1052-1135): the great poet yogi of Tibet, principal student to Marpa the translator, and teacher of Rechungpa and Gampopa. (See a comparison of other Milarepa paintings with the central figure in the same posture).

Video: HAR #57821

An inscription on the back states that it was "painted by the hand of Chogyur Lingpa" (1829-1870). If the inscription is in fact accurate then it would likely have been painted sometime between the mid 1800s and 1870. The significant questions are, did Chogyur Lingpa copy a previous model for the form of Milarepa or did he create this composition from his own imagination? Was Chogyur Lingpa known as an artist as well as a Kagyu and Nyingma Terton - "Treasure Discoverer"? Does his biography mention or provide a list of the artworks he created?

Jeff Watt 9-2009