Portrait of The Great Teacher Marpa, 17th century, Tibet, Bronze inlaid with copper and silver; gold plugs, H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Sculpture, This portrait is inscribed with the name of Marpa (1012–1097), one of the seminal figures of early Tibetan Buddhism who was renowned as the principal teacher of Milarapa (1040–1123). He traveled to India several times to study and became the disciple of Naropa, one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas celebrated in Tibet
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Portrait, Great Teacher Marpa, 17th century, Tibet, Bronze inlaid, copper, silver, gold plugs, H, 7 1/2, 19.1 cm, Sculpture, portrait, inscribed, name, Marpa, 1012–1097, seminal figures, early Tibetan, Buddhism, renowned, principal teacher, Milarapa, 1040–1123, traveled, India several, times, study, disciple, Naropa, eighty-four mahasiddhas, celebrated
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