Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Milarepa

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 69903)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Kagyu and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

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 composition most likely belongs to a nineteen painting set. Several others from the same set have already been identified.

Mi la re pa Biographical Details

Jeff Watt 3-2011

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