The Life of the Madman of U tells the story of Kunga Zangpo (1458-1532), a famous Tibetan Buddhist yogin of the Kangyu sect. Having grown weary of the trials of human existence, Kunga 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 lifestyle that entailed dressing in human remains, wandering from place to place, ...