The Yogin & The Monk | Andy Quintman & Charles Manson | Voices of Faith, Jaipur Literary Festival
March 30, 2025 | 2.45 PM GMT (2:45 PM UTC) | The Barbican Arts Centre, London EC2Y 8DSThe Yogin & The Monk
Spiritual and religious heroes in the Buddhism of Tibet and the Himalayas are often either a yogin figure or a monastic figure. Two iconic representatives of these are Milarepa, a revenge murderer who succeeded in enlightened redemption as a yogin, and Karma Pakshi, a ‘chosen child’ who instigated the reincarnate lama (‘Trulku’) traditions of Tibet. The speakers will compare and contrast the lives, biographies, spiritual songs, and the modern legacies of these two heroes