Item: Teacher (Lama) - Milarepa

Tibetan: བླ་མ། Chinese: 喇嘛

(item no. 803)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1700 - 1799
Lineages	Kagyu
Size	121.92x88.90cm (48x35in)
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue #	acc.# P1999.2.1

Classification: Person

Appearance: Lay Person

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P1853

Interpretation / Description

Milarepa: the great poet yogi of Tibet surrounded by life story vignettes. This painting is likely to be from North-east Tibet in the Gaba or Amdo regions.

Mi la re pa

Biographical Details

Jeff Watt 3-2001