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Jetsun Milarepa ( Tibetan: རྗེ་བཙུན་མི་ལ་རས་པ, Wylie: rje btsun mi la ras pa, 1028/40–1111/23) [1] was a Tibetan siddha, who was famously known as a murderer when he was a young man, before turning to Buddhism and becoming a highly accomplished Buddhist disciple.
Learn about the life of Milarepa, a famous Tibetan yogi who practiced Mahamudra and attained enlightenment. He was a student of Marpa and a teacher of Gampopa, and wrote many songs of realisation.
Jetsun Milarepa (c. 1052 – c. 1135 CE) was a Tibetan Buddhist yogi, a student of Marpa Lotsawa and teacher of Gampopa and an important figure in the Kagyu lineage. He is generally considered one of Tibet 's most famous yogis and poets.
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May 1, 2024 · Milarepa was one of the most famous and beloved of Tibetan Buddhist masters (Siddha). His life and accomplishments are commemorated in two main literary works. The first is a biography by the “Mad Yogin of Tsang” that chronicles the major events in his life from birth, to Enlightenment, to death.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 27, 2019 · By. Barbara O'Brien. Updated on March 27, 2019. The life of Milarepa is one of Tibet's most beloved stories. Preserved orally for centuries, we cannot know how much of the story is historically accurate. Even so, through the ages, Milarepa's story has continued to teach and inspire countless Buddhists. Who Was Milarepa?
Milarepa, the famous Tibetan yogi, lives on through his joyous, instructional songs and poetry. Both the new translation of The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa, from Christopher Stagg, and Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s exploration of his life in Milarepa: Lessons from the Life & Songs of Tibet's Great Yogi bring new light to the resonance ...
Milarepa, one of the best-known Tibetan saints, was a primary figure in the formation of the Kagyu traditions and a model of religious practice for all Tibetans, and famous for having purified the sins of his youth and attaining enlightenment in one lifetime.
