Dharmapala Thangka CentreSchool of Thangka Painting

10.7 Milarepa

Scenes of his Life

Full View 1. Milarepa goes ahead to meets Marpa 2. Milarepa meets Dakema [wife of Marpa] and hands over to her the bag with cheese food 3. Milarepas goes to Marpa but he shows him his back 4. Dakmema welcomes Ngog and offers him Tschang [beer] 5. Marpa sings his song of power transformatio 6. Ngog presents Marpa the offerings 7. Marpa rebukes Ngok 8. Marpa chase after his wife with a stick in his hand 9. Dakmema locks herself in the shrineroom. Marpa knockes against the door 10. Ngok calms Milarepa 11. Ngok helds Milarepa because he tried to commit suicide 12. Dakema calls Milarepa to come to Marpa 13. Marpa explains his previous behavoir 14. Marpa cuts Milarepa´s hair 15. Marpa explains Milarepa a Bodhisattvas conduct 16. Marpa gives a skullcup full of nectar to Milarepa 17. Milarepa reveives the Inititation of Chakrasamvara 18. Marpa says, that he takes Milarepa for a worthly disciple from the first time he saw him 19. Milarepa meditates 20. Milarepa interrupts his retreat and celebrates together with Marpa a Tsok offering. He sings his song of the sevenfold offer. 21. Marpa teaches Milarepa 22. Marpa and Milarepa are searching books for texts about resurrection 23. Marpa travels to Indie to meet Naropa 24. Marpa meets Naropa and throws himself at the red Yidam [not at Naropa himself] and asks for the doctrine about resurrection and mind-expanding. 25. Marpa on his way back to Tibet 26. After the death of his son Darma Marpa asks his four main disciples to pay attention after signs in their dreams

This sophisticated and elegant painting comes from a famous series of nineteen Thangkas on the life of Milarepa obtained in Beijing in 930 by the Sven Hedin expedition.

PropertyValue
Measurements: 23.6 x 36.2" | 60 x 92 cm
Price: on request
Shipment: Parcel Service from Germany or Nepal
Color: Color Version
Material: Natural Stone Colors