David M Divalerio

Life of the Madman of U

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 365g
• ISBN-13: 9780190244033
• ISBN-10: 0190244038
• Artikelnr.: 47863061

Autorenporträt

David M. DiValerio is Assistant Professor of History and Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He completed his PhD in Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, and has conducted research in India, Nepal, and Tibet.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Technical Note
Introduction
Part I, by Nyukla Penchen Ngawang Drakpa, 1494
1. Life before Monkhood
2. Early Training
3. Meditation
4. Taking on the Observance
5. Teaching
Part II, by Lhatong Lotsawa Shényen Namgyel, 1537
6. Further Activities
7. Triumph over Samsara
8. Further Practice and Teaching
9. Death
Epilogue: The Madman of Ü's Legacy
Tibetan Spellings of Personal and Place Names
Tibetan Texts Referred to in the Biography
Notes
Works Cited
Index