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'''Milarepa''' | '''Milarepa''' [[mi la ras pa]], [[rje btsun mi la ras pa]], (1040-1123) | ||
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Famed yogi and patriarch of the [[Kagyu]] lineage. | |||
[[Image:JetsunMila.jpg|frame|Jetsun Milarepa (1040-1123)]] | |||
Famed yogi and patriarch of the [[Kagyu]] lineage. One of the most famous yogis and poets in Tibetan religious history. Most of the teachings of the [[Kagyu]] schools passed through him. He was the main disciple of [[Marpa]], the translator. His two main students were his “sun-like” disciple [[Gampopa]] and his “moon-like“ disciple [[Rechungpa]]. The picture shows one of three very old and sacred statues of Milarepa which are kept in [[Lapchi]] ([[la phyi]]). This particular one belonged to [[Tsang Nyon Heruka]] )[[gtsang smyon he ru ka]]), (1452-1507) who compiled and published Milarepa’s biography ([[mi la rnam thar]]) and spiritual songs ([[mi la mgur 'bum]]) while retreat in Lapchi in 1488. | |||
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Milarepa mi la ras pa, rje btsun mi la ras pa, (1040-1123)
Famed yogi and patriarch of the Kagyu lineage. One of the most famous yogis and poets in Tibetan religious history. Most of the teachings of the Kagyu schools passed through him. He was the main disciple of Marpa, the translator. His two main students were his “sun-like” disciple Gampopa and his “moon-like“ disciple Rechungpa. The picture shows one of three very old and sacred statues of Milarepa which are kept in Lapchi (la phyi). This particular one belonged to Tsang Nyon Heruka )gtsang smyon he ru ka), (1452-1507) who compiled and published Milarepa’s biography (mi la rnam thar) and spiritual songs (mi la mgur 'bum) while retreat in Lapchi in 1488.
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