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1 Online-Ressource (249 p)
ISBN:
9780190244040
Inhalt:
The Life of the Madman of ? is a complete English translation of the biography of the Tibetan Buddhist ascetic K?nga Zangpo (1458-1532), who was renowned for adopting an extreme and unique form of tantric asceticism
Inhalt:
Cover -- The Life of the Madman of Ü -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Technical Note -- Introduction -- Part I: by Nyukla Peṇchen Ngawang Drakpa, 1494 -- 1. Life before Monkhood -- 2. Early Training -- 3. Meditation -- 4. Taking on the Observance -- 5. Teaching -- Part II: by Lhatong Lotsāwa Shényen Namgyel, 1537 -- 6. Further Activities -- 7. Triumph over Saṃsāra -- 8. Further Practice and Teaching -- 9. Death -- Epilogue: The Madman of Ü's Legacy -- Notes -- Personal and Place Names -- Tibetan Texts Referred to in the Biography
Inhalt:
Works Cited -- Index
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780190244040
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ISBN 9780190244026
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version DiValerio, David M The Life of the Madman of U Oxford : Oxford University Press,c2016
Sprache:
Englisch
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Electronic books
