Mi la ras pa

མི་ལ་རས་པ་
Milarepa (1052 - 1135) Tibetan date of birth: Year of the Male Water Dragon, 1^st sexagenary cycle. <br>

 

 

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The most famous and beloved of Tibetan yogins. Although he is associated most closely with the Bka' brgyud sect of Tibetan Buddhism, he is revered throughout the Tibetan cultural domain for his perseverance through hardship, his ultimate attainment of buddhahood in one lifetime, and for his beautiful songs. The most famous account of his life (the Mi la ras pa'i rnam thar, or “The Life of Milarepa”) and collection of spiritual songs (Mi la'i mgur 'bum, or “The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa”) are extremely popular throughout the Tibetan world. The themes associated with his life story—purification of past misdeeds, faith and devotion to the Guru, ardor in meditation and yogic practice, and the possibility of attaining buddhahood despite the sins of his youth—have inspired developments in Buddhist teaching and practice in Tibet. (Source: "Mi la ras pa." In The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, 541. Princeton University Press, 2014. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt46n41q.27.)

All Names

Main Wylie Name	mi la ras pa	མི་ལ་རས་པ
Other Names

Relationships

Religious Affiliation	Kagyu
Is Emanation of
Has Following Emanations
Teachers	mar pa chos kyi blo gros
Students	sgam po pa ras chung pa

Links

BDRC	https://www.tbrc.org/#!rid=P1853
Treasury of Lives	http://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Milarepa/3178
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