Milarepa
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A famous statue of Milarepa brought from Nyanang Phelgyeling Monastery, Tibet Jetsun Milarepa （Tibetan: རྗེ་བཙུན་མི་ལ་རས་པ, Wylie: rje btsun mi la ras pa, 1028/40–1111/23） 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.
He is generally considered one of Tibet's most famous yogis and spiritual poets, whose teachings are known among several schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
He was a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and a major figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.
He is also famous for the feat of climbing Mount Kailash.
Overlooking Pelgyeling Gompa at Milarepa's Cave, Tibet.
The nine story tower that Milarepa single-handedly built, Sekhar Gutok, Lhodrag, Tibet.
Milarepa's life-story is famous in Tibetan culture, and retold many times.
The best-known biography, The Life of Milarepa, written by Tsangnyön Heruka （1452–1507） in the fifteenth century and drawing from older biographies, is still very popular.
Most of the present-day stories on Milarepa come from this single source, with oral lineage predominating as well as relics including his bearskin coat.
While "very little [is known] about him as a historical person at all," Milarepa is venerated by all Tibetan schools "as an exemplar of religious dedication and mastery," and his life story established the lineage of the Kagyu sect and its key figures.
According to The Life of Milarepa, Milarepa was born in western Tibet to a prosperous family.
When his father died, his family was deprived of their wealth by his aunt and uncle.
At his mother's request, Milarepa left home and studied sorcery to take revenge, killing many people.
Later he felt s...
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