-Milarepa and Scenes from His Life, Eastern Tibet, Late 18th to early 19th century.

-Milarepa was by most accounts the first Tibetan to become a Buddha.

-The mountains of the Himalays are depicted in this thangka.

-Just above Milarepa's head is his teacher Marpa.

-Above Marpa is Vajrahara-a supreme Buddha.

-Two Indian Adepts, Tilopa and Naropa are to the left and right of Milarepa in the clouds.

-To the left and right of Milarepa are two of his disciples.

-Just below the lotus pedastal are five dakinis who enjoy eating flesh. Milarepa battled with dakinis while he was meditating. He came out victorious.

-At the bottom are scenes drom his life. On the left he is born and his father comes home from the market to name him.