The Life of the Madman of UThe Life of the Madman of tells the story of Knga Zangpo (1458 1532), a famous Tibetan Buddhist ascetic of the Kagy sect. Having grown weary of the trials of human existence, Knga Zangpo renounced the world during his teenage years, committing himself to learning and practicing the holy Dharma as a monk. Some years later he would give up his monkhood to take on a unique tantric asceticism that entailed dressing in human remains, wandering from place