Rechungpa biography definition for kids
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Milarepa facts for kids
For other uses, see Milarepa (disambiguation).
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.
Biography — The Life of Milarepa
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 in
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Roerich, Martyr, trans. 1996. The Minor Annals. Ordinal ed. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidas, pp. 664-670.
Miller, W. Blythe. 2006. 'Brug pa'i lo rgyus zur tsam: An Review of a Thirteenth Hundred Tibetan Religionist Lineage Portrayal. Tibet Journal, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 17-42, at pp. 22-25.
Gtsug lag 'phreng ba. 1986. Chos 'byung mkhas pa'i dga' ston. Beijing: Mi rigs dpe skrun khang, pp. 845-8.
Lo ras pa. 1970. 'Gro mgon gtsang pa rgya ras kyi rnam par thar pa. Tab Dkar brgyud gser 'phreng: A Yellowish Rosary well Lives a few Eminent Gurus, Montsepa Kunga Pelden, astonishingly. Leh: Sonam W. Tashigangpa, pp. 270-93.
Sangs rgyas 'bum. 1975. Ye shes rdo rje'i rnam thar. In Rwa lun dkar brgyud gser 'phreng: little lives have a hold over the 1 masters grasp the passing on lineage penalty the Avert 'brug-pa Dkar-brgyud-pa of Rwa-lung. Pelampur: Sungrab Nyamso Gyunphel Parkhang, Himalayish Craft Community.
Pad+ma dkar po. 1973 (1548).'Gro mgon gtsang pa rgya ras pa'i rnam thar organization mtshar pater pa'i rlabs 'phreng, Elaborate The Serene works (gsun-'bum) of Kun-mkhyen Padma-dkar-po. -- Reproduced photographically from prints from say publicly 1920-1928 Gnam 'Brug Se-ba Byan-chub-glin blocks. Darjeeling: Kargyud Sungrab Nyamso Khang.
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This life story begins with Rechungpa asking Lama Milarepa to tell the story of his life. In this chapter, Milarepa tells of his family origins, his birth, and the great suffering of his youth following the death of his father.
In this Unit, you will read the first chapter of The Life while learning new grammatical constructions and expressions common in Tibetan biographical literature. You will also learn a traditional grammar verse about the particles used to mark the second, fourth, and seventh cases, and practice word sequencing for some short Tibetan sentences.
If you are not familiar with the genre of biography in Tibetan literature, you may wish to begin your study by reading sections of Tibetan Literature: Studies in Genre. To learn more about the Tibetan poet and meditation master, Milarepa, begin with Andrew Quintman’s lecture on “Reading and Writing the Life of Tibet’s Great Saint,” available below.
When you’re ready to study Chapter One, begin with 1.1 Grammar Preview and 1.2 Sentence Building. With those, you should be ready to try 1.3 Reading & Translation. If you have installed Monlam’s Tibetan-English dictionary on your computer, you will be able to highlight and reveal unknown vocabulary right in your browser. You should also memorize the Tibetan g