Saraha: poet of blissful gnosis
"An examination of the life and teachings of the Buddhist poet-yogin Saraha divided into two parts: a series of analytical chapters and a set of translations. It is the first attempt to produce a monograph that focuses on Saraha as a whole: his life, his works, his teachings, and his influence....
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Boulder, Colorado
Shambhala Publications
[2024]
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Lives of the masters
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Saraha ca. 8. Jh.
B Apabhramsha / Buddhist literature / Religious poetry |
| Further subjects: | B
Didactic poetry, Apabhraṃśa
History and criticism
B Sarahapāda (active 8th century) Criticism and interpretation B Apabhraṃśa poetry History and criticism B Religious Life Buddhism Poetry B Spring |
| Summary: | "An examination of the life and teachings of the Buddhist poet-yogin Saraha divided into two parts: a series of analytical chapters and a set of translations. It is the first attempt to produce a monograph that focuses on Saraha as a whole: his life, his works, his teachings, and his influence. To a greater degree than previous scholarship, it tries to view Saraha through the lens of virtually all the texts attributed to him in Indic and/or Tibetan tradition, uncertain as the authorship of some of those texts may be"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xxix, 548 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61180-606-9 |
