This book is the first comprehensive study of the "holy madmen" of Tibetan Buddhism - tantric yogins who achieved a degree of saintliness through shocking, norm-overturning behavior.
This book is the first comprehensive study of the "holy madmen" of Tibetan Buddhism - tantric yogins who achieved a degree of saintliness through shocking, norm-overturning behavior.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David M. DiValerio is Assistant Professor of History and Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Inhaltsangabe
* List of Maps and Figures * Acknowledgments * Technical Note * Introduction * Chapter 1: The Lives of the Madmen of U and Tsang * History and Hagiography * The Life of the Madman of U (1458-1532) * The Life of the Madman of Tsang (1452-1507) * Chapter 2: Of Scripture and Bone: The Tantric Discipline of the Madmen of U and Tsang * The Practice of the Observance * The Secret Practice, the Insane Observance * "You, the Hero, Glorious Heruka Himself..." * Tantric Literalism * Conclusion * Chapter 3: Sainthood in the Making: The Madmen of U and Tsang in Public * The Drum Sound of Their Fame * The Repertoire of Siddha Behavior * Performing Enlightenment * "To Spread and Increase the Teachings of the Kagyu" * Tantric Literalism in Context: Competing Models of Buddhist Holiness * Conclusion * Intermezzo: The Relationship between the Madmen of U and Tsang * Chapter 4: Civil War, Strategic Alliances: The Madmen of U and Tsang in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Tibet * The Pakmodru-Geluk Partnership * The Rinpungpa Revolt * Priestly Alliances and Sectarian Aggression under the Rinpungpas * Sakya, Kagyu and Rinpungpa Affairs * "A Mutual Understanding": The Patrons of the Madmen of U and Tsang * Conclusion * Chapter 5: Making History: The Later Projects of the Madmen of U and Tsang * The Projects of the Madman of U and His Disciples * The Literary School of the Madman of Tsang * Writing and Printing the Life of Milarepa * Milarepa the Madman, the Madman as Milarepa * Putting the Aural Transmission to Paper * Renovating the Swayambhunath Stupa * Conclusion * Chapter 6: Who Was Drukpa Kunle? * Popular Depictions of Drukpa Kunle * Drukpa Kunle's Miscellaneous Writings * The Trajectory of Drukpa Kunle's Life * Drukpa Kunle's Position in Politics * Drukpa Kunle the Critic * Drukpa Kunle and the Holy Madmen * The Transformation of Drukpa Kunle * Chapter 7: The Enduring Trope of Holy Madness * Other Madmen and Madwomen * The Broader Rhetoric of Madness * Influencing Deed and Representation within the Madman Tradition * The Allure of Holy Madness * Epilogue * Notes * Tibetan Spellings * Works Cited * Tibetan-language Sources * European-language Sources * Interviews * Index
* List of Maps and Figures * Acknowledgments * Technical Note * Introduction * Chapter 1: The Lives of the Madmen of U and Tsang * History and Hagiography * The Life of the Madman of U (1458-1532) * The Life of the Madman of Tsang (1452-1507) * Chapter 2: Of Scripture and Bone: The Tantric Discipline of the Madmen of U and Tsang * The Practice of the Observance * The Secret Practice, the Insane Observance * "You, the Hero, Glorious Heruka Himself..." * Tantric Literalism * Conclusion * Chapter 3: Sainthood in the Making: The Madmen of U and Tsang in Public * The Drum Sound of Their Fame * The Repertoire of Siddha Behavior * Performing Enlightenment * "To Spread and Increase the Teachings of the Kagyu" * Tantric Literalism in Context: Competing Models of Buddhist Holiness * Conclusion * Intermezzo: The Relationship between the Madmen of U and Tsang * Chapter 4: Civil War, Strategic Alliances: The Madmen of U and Tsang in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Tibet * The Pakmodru-Geluk Partnership * The Rinpungpa Revolt * Priestly Alliances and Sectarian Aggression under the Rinpungpas * Sakya, Kagyu and Rinpungpa Affairs * "A Mutual Understanding": The Patrons of the Madmen of U and Tsang * Conclusion * Chapter 5: Making History: The Later Projects of the Madmen of U and Tsang * The Projects of the Madman of U and His Disciples * The Literary School of the Madman of Tsang * Writing and Printing the Life of Milarepa * Milarepa the Madman, the Madman as Milarepa * Putting the Aural Transmission to Paper * Renovating the Swayambhunath Stupa * Conclusion * Chapter 6: Who Was Drukpa Kunle? * Popular Depictions of Drukpa Kunle * Drukpa Kunle's Miscellaneous Writings * The Trajectory of Drukpa Kunle's Life * Drukpa Kunle's Position in Politics * Drukpa Kunle the Critic * Drukpa Kunle and the Holy Madmen * The Transformation of Drukpa Kunle * Chapter 7: The Enduring Trope of Holy Madness * Other Madmen and Madwomen * The Broader Rhetoric of Madness * Influencing Deed and Representation within the Madman Tradition * The Allure of Holy Madness * Epilogue * Notes * Tibetan Spellings * Works Cited * Tibetan-language Sources * European-language Sources * Interviews * Index
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