Jetsun Milarepa 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.
A famous statue of Milarepa self made by Milerapa’s root student Bhu Rechungpa which later belonged to Nyanang Phelgyeling Monastery, Tibet and now is in Phelgyeling Monastery Nepal
Overlooking Pelgyeling Gompa at Milarepa's Cave, Tibet.
The nine story tower that Milarepa single-handedly built, Sekhar Gutok, Lhodrag, Tibet.
Milarepa statue, Pango Chorten, Gyantse, Tibet.
Marpa Lotsāwa, sometimes known fully as Marpa Chökyi Lodrö or commonly as Marpa the Translator, was a Tibetan Buddhist teacher credited with the transmission of many Vajrayana teachings from India, including the teachings and lineages of Mahamudra. Due to this, the Kagyu lineage, which he founded, is often called Marpa Kagyu in his honour.
A traditional depiction of Marpa painted on a rock on Holy Isle, Firth of Clyde
Lotsawa Marpa Chokyi Lodro, (1012-1097)
