Crazy for Wisdom. The Making of a Mad Yogin in Fifteenth-Century Tibet


PREZZO : EUR 156,00€
CODICE: ISBN 9004203931 EAN 9789004203938
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COLLANA/SERIE : Brill's Tibetan Studies Library, 30
DISPONIBILITA': In esaurimento


TITOLO/DENOMINAZIONE:
Crazy for Wisdom. The Making of a Mad Yogin in Fifteenth-Century Tibet

PREZZO : EUR 156,00€

CODICE :
ISBN 9004203931
EAN 9789004203938

AUTORE/CURATORE/ARTISTA :
Author:

EDITORE/PRODUTTORE:


COLLANA/SERIE:
Brill's Tibetan Studies Library, 30

ANNO:
2012

DISPONIBILITA':
In esaurimento

CARATTERISTICHE TECNICHE:
350 pages
Hardback

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Publisher's description:
In his early twenties, the Tibetan monk Sangyé Gyaltsen (1452–1507) left his monastery to become a wandering tantric yogin. As he moved from place to place, seeking enlightenment beyond the bounds of monasticism, his behavior became increasingly erratic. While some were shocked or even angered by his actions, others were drawn to him. Tsangnyön's followers described his transgressive behaviors as enlightened action, rooted in authoritative Buddhist scripture. Using biographical sources, Stefan Larsson explores Sangyé Gyaltsen's transformation into the charismatic 'Madman of Tsang,' Tsangnyön Heruka.
Best known today as the author of the Life of Milarepa, Tsangnyön Heruka was one of the most influential mad yogins of Tibet. His biography brings its reader face-to-face with an unexpected aspect of Buddhist practice that flourished in fifteenth-century Tibet.


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