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1 online resource |
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Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 30 |
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Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 30.
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| Contents |
Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sources -- 3 Birth and Childhood -- 4 The Exceptional Monk -- 5 The Birth of a Heruka -- 6 The Mad Yogin -- 7 A Mad Yogin Turns the Wheel of Dharma -- 8 Tsangnyön Heruka and Tantric Buddhism -- 9 Tsangnyön's Own Works -- 10 Some Key Figures and Texts -- Conclusions -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Tibetan Spelling Key -- Appendix 1 Tentative Chronology of the Life of Tsangnyön -- Appendix 2 A Summary of the Life of Tsangnyön Heruka -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Larsson (Tibetan Buddhism, U. of California-Berkeley) explores how Sangyé Gyaltsen (1452-1507) became the Madman of Tsang, Tsangnyön Heruka, and summarizes his subsequent activities as a mad yogin. He also places the figure of the mad yogin historically and geographically. His main sources are life stories of Tsangnyön in Tibetan, many of which have not been studied in the West nor translated into any other language. He discusses his birth and childhood, the exceptional monk, the birth of a Heruka, the mad yogin, a mad yogin turns the wheel of dharma, Tsangnyön Heruka and Tantric Buddhism, Tsangnyön's own works, and some key figures and texts. The study is based on his 2009 doctoral dissertation at the University of Stockholm. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
| Notes |
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Stockholm, 2009) under the title: Birth of a Heruka : How Sangs rgyas rgyal mtshan became gTsang smyon Heruka : A Study of a Mad Yogin |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Gtsang-smyon He-ru-ka, 1452-1507
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Gtsang-smyon He-ru-ka, 1452-1507 |
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880-01 Bkaʼ-brgyud-pa lamas -- Tibet Region -- Biography
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880-01/(3/r Bkao⁺ث-rgyud-pa lamas -- China -- Tibet Region -- Biography |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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RELIGION -- Buddhism -- Tibetan.
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Bkaʼ-brgyud-pa lamas.
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Tibet Region.
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collective biographies.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004232877 |
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9004232877 |
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