A rare Tibetan bronze figure of Milarepa

A rare Tibetan bronze figure of Milarepa, raised on a lotus throne and holding a bowl in his left hand, 16th/17th century, 12cm. Provenance: Ernest Ohly Collection. Milarepa is one of the most widely known Tibetan Saints. According to a blessing Milarepa uttered towards the end of his life, "anyone who but hears the name Milarepa even once attracts an instant blessing and will not take rebirth in a lower state of existence during seven consecutive lifetimes. This was prophesied by Saints and Buddhas of the past even before his lifetime".