PHILOSOPHER

Milarepa

1052 - 1135

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Jetsun Milarepa (Tibetan: རྗེ་བཙུན་མི་ལ་རས་པ་, Wylie: rje btsun mi la ras pa, 1028/40–1111/23) was a Tibetan siddha, who was famously known as a murderer when he was a young man, before turning to Buddhism and becoming a highly accomplished Buddhist disciple. He is generally considered one of Tibet's most famous yogis and spiritual poets, whose teachings are known among several schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He was a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and a major figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. He is also famous for the feat of climbing Mount Kailash. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Milarepa is the 243rd most popular philosopher (down from 240th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from China (up from 123rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

Milarepa is most famous for being a Tibetan Buddhist saint and yogi who was born into a poor farming family. He was a student of Marpa the Translator, who was his guru. Milarepa studied under Marpa for many years and mastered the teachings and practices of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Milarepa ranks 243 out of 1,267. Before him are Giorgio Agamben, Michael Psellos, Prodicus, Franz Brentano, Al-Jahiz, and Gabriel Marcel. After him are Josef Breuer, George Herbert Mead, Pelagius, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Shen Kuo, and Imre Lakatos.

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Among people born in 1052, Milarepa ranks 2. Before him is Philip I of France. After him are Oleg I of Chernigov, Conrad II, Duke of Bavaria, and Jón Ögmundsson. Among people deceased in 1135, Milarepa ranks 2. Before him is Henry I of England. After him are Emperor Huizong of Song, Al-Mustarshid, Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily, and Emperor Taizong of Jin.

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In China

Among people born in China, Milarepa ranks 112 out of 1,610. Before him are Mo Yan (1955), I. M. Pei (1917), An Lushan (702), Zhao Ziyang (1919), Li Xiannian (1909), and Emperor Yang of Sui (569). After him are Hua Tuo (200), Shen Kuo (1031), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (1285), Zhou Yu (175), and Emperor Xian of Han (181).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Milarepa ranks 10. Before him are Zhuang Zhou (-369), Zhu Xi (1130), Mencius (-372), Mozi (-470), Han Fei (-280), and Xun Kuang (-313). After him are Shen Kuo (1031), Wang Yangming (1472), Han Yu (768), Ban Zhao (45), Guan Zhong (-720), and Dong Zhongshu (-179).

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