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3219 “Of Marpa’s four main disciples, it was Milarepa (1040-1123) and the
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF MILAREPA lineages that grew out of his teachings that have played the most
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY significant role in the development of the Kagyu tradition. Milarepa is
Inscription translated, ‘Homage to the venerable Mila, Dorje Gyaltsen’. an important figure not simply within the Kagyu school, but throughout
Himalayan Art Resources item no.2257 Tibetan society. He represents the romantic ideal of the search for
7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm) high enlightenment... He is a vivid example that no matter how hard the
road to realization, it can be travelled, and within a single lifetime.”
US$50,000 - 80,000 (Dinwiddie, Portraits of the Masters, p.144)

西藏 十八世紀 銅鎏金密勒日巴像 Published
Portraits of the Masters, pp.144-5, no.20.

Published & Exhibited
Monasterios y Lamas del Tibet, p.164, no.110.

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