ABS 347
Code: ABS 347
Country: Tibet
Style:
Date: Unknown
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 9.1 x 10 x 6.6
Materials: Brass
Milarepa (1040-1123) – The “Cotton-clad” Yogin
The famous yogin Milarepa, “Mila the Cotton-clad”, is here represented in his typical singing gesture, his right hand held to his ear. His left hand rest on his lap in contemplation. Sitting in the ease posture on a pair of cushion and an antelope skin, he appears naked and emaciated, dressed only with a cotton shawl, a meditation belt crossing his chest. This kind of representation evokes the harsh privations he endured in his ascetic life of solitary meditation, living only on nettles to the point his skin turned green.
An emblematic and most beloved religious figure of Tibet, Milarepa is considered the yogin “par excellence”. After a childhood marked by the death of his father and family betrayals, he experienced revenge and remorse. He became a disciple Marpa the Translator (1012-1097) who granted him teachings and initiations. Living as a wondering yogin dressed only in cotton, he gained his name of Milarepa, “Cotton-clad Mila”. After he attained spiritual liberation, he was joined by numerous disciples, and became a very famous master. Teaching others through spiritual songs, the story of his life and collection of teachings are called The Life and The Hundred thousand Songs. His life of wandering ascetic is considered a model of individual transformation.
The famous yogin Milarepa, “Mila the Cotton-clad”, is here represented in his typical singing gesture, his right hand held to his ear. His left hand rest on his lap in contemplation. Sitting in the ease posture on a pair of cushion and an antelope skin, he appears naked and emaciated, dressed only with a cotton shawl, a meditation belt crossing his chest. This kind of representation evokes the harsh privations he endured in his ascetic life of solitary meditation, living only on nettles to the point his skin turned green.
An emblematic and most beloved religious figure of Tibet, Milarepa is considered the yogin “par excellence”. After a childhood marked by the death of his father and family betrayals, he experienced revenge and remorse. He became a disciple Marpa the Translator (1012-1097) who granted him teachings and initiations. Living as a wondering yogin dressed only in cotton, he gained his name of Milarepa, “Cotton-clad Mila”. After he attained spiritual liberation, he was joined by numerous disciples, and became a very famous master. Teaching others through spiritual songs, the story of his life and collection of teachings are called The Life and The Hundred thousand Songs. His life of wandering ascetic is considered a model of individual transformation.