Milarepa was a greatly revered Tibetan yogin, considered an early founder of the Kagyu (Bka’ brgyud) sect of Tibetan Buddhism but esteemed throughout the Tibetan cultural world as an exemplar of religious dedication, perseverance through hardship, and meditative mastery. The most famous account of his life The Life of Milarepa (Mi la ras pa’i rnam thar) and …
