The Life of Milarepa
- ISBN-10
- 0394726960
- ISBN-13
- 9780394726960
- Series
- The Life of Milarepa
- Category
- Lamas
- Pages
- 220
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
- Author
- Gtsaṅ-smyon He-ru-ka
Description
Traces the life of the eleventhcentury Tibetan yogin, poet, and saint, tells how he found spiritual enlightenment, and looks at his teachings
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