Last Updated on May 6, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org Milarepa (1052-1135) who was famously known as a murderer when he was a young man, before turning to Buddhism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milarepa Milarepa meditated in mountain retreat and nettles turned his skin green: “The stunning lesson in impermanence gave Milarepa the final push he needed to follow Marpa’s command … Continue reading Milarepa the most famous poet of Tibet & the founder of the Kagyü school of Tibetan Buddhism went begging for food, family members & neighbors attacked him & he barely escaped – did he have problems to make a living from what he did?