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MarpaMilarepa or Milathogapa lived from 1055 to 1135 AD. The
life of this extraordinary knight began at the age of seven. He was
still naive when he started to experience this world's hells, the
hell of human's endless greed and the hell of his own burning
hatred against his uncle. The latter had stolen all his family's
properties after his father died. The destitute seven-y e a r-old
Milathogapa endured many hardships until he reached the age of
fifteen. Then riding on his horse, he set out to find a sorcerer and
learnt black magic so he could avenge his helpless, but very