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The Life Of Milarepa

By (author) Tsangnyon Heruka, Translated by Andrew Quintman

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Tells the story of the Tibetan people. This title offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint.

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SKU: 9780143106227

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ISBN: 9780143106227

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 304

Dimensions: 12.8 × 1.6 × 19.6 cm

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  • Paperback / softback | 304 pages
  • 12.8 × 1.6 × 19.6 cm | 220
  • 05 May 2011
  • Penguin Books Ltd
  • United Kingdom
  • English

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Tsangnyon Heruka

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Tsangnyoen Heruka (Gtsang smyon Heruka, 1452-1507), the self- proclaimed "madman of Central Tibet," was both an iconoclastic tantric master and a celebrated author, best known for his versions of The Life of Milarepa and The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa. Andrew Quintman is an assistant professor of religious studies at Yale. He served as the academic director of the School of International Training's Tibetan studies program based in Katmandu for seven years. Donald S. Lopez, Jr., specializes in late Indian Mahayana Buddhism and in Tibetan Buddhism. He is Arthur E. Link Distinguished Professor and department chair at the University of Michigan, and was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2000.

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Andrew Quintman

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