03722nam 2200613 a 450 991082878930332120200520144314.00-19-029165-61-280-70441-10-19-534663-71-4237-4192-7(CKB)2560000000300314(EBL)271339(OCoLC)476006964(SSID)ssj0000141360(PQKBManifestationID)11146624(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141360(PQKBWorkID)10057130(PQKB)11568379(StDuBDS)EDZ0000024355(Au-PeEL)EBL271339(CaPaEBR)ebr10233676(CaONFJC)MIL70441(OCoLC)935260332(MiAaPQ)EBC271339(EXLCZ)99256000000030031420040420d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDreaming the Great Brahmin Tibetan traditions of the Buddhist poet-saint Saraha /Kurtis R. SchaefferNew York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (x, 227 pages)Includes a full translation of the Doha Verses and Chomden Raldri's Tibetan commentary (Do ha rgyan gyi me tog).0-19-517373-2 0-19-985030-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-224) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Stories and Songs of the Great Brahmin Saraha -- PART I. Traditions of Saraha in Tibet -- 1. Tales of the Great Brahmin -- 2. Meeting the Great Brahmin in Rituals, Paintings, and Dreams -- 3. Contesting the Great Brahmin: Saraha as Abbot and Adept -- PART II. Traditions of Saraha's Songs in Tibet -- 4. Bringing the Treasury of Doh&amp -- #257 -- Verses to Tibet -- 5. Commentary and Controversy on the Treasury of Doh&amp -- #257 -- Verses in Tibet -- 6. Creating the Treasury of Doh&amp -- #257 -- Verses -- 7. Recreating the Treasury of Doh&amp -- #257 -- Verses -- PART III. The Treasury of Doh&amp -- #257 -- Verses and Ornamental Flower for the Doh&amp -- #257 -- s -- Introduction to the Commentary -- Ornamental Flower for the Doh&amp -- #257 -- s -- Epilogue: In Praise of the Great Brahmin -- Appendix 1. Compositional Features in the Anthologies of Phadampa Sangye -- Appendix 2. Adepts in the Anthologies of Phadampa Sangye -- Appendix 3. Outline of Ling Repa's Commentary on the Treasury of Doh&amp -- #257 -- Verses -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- G -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- Z.Dreaming the Great Brahmin explores the creation and recreation of Buddhist saints through narratives, poetry, art, ritual, and even dream visions. The first comprehensive cultural and literary history of the well-known Indian Buddhist poet saint Saraha, known as the Great Brahmin, this bookargues that we should view Saraha not as the founder of a tradition, but rather as its product. Kurtis Schaeffer shows how images, tales, and teachings of Saraha were transmitted, transformed, and created by members of diverse Buddhist traditions in Tibet, India, Nepal, and Mongolia. The result isthat thereSpiritual lifeBuddhismSpiritual lifeBuddhism.294.3/44Schaeffer Kurtis R783512Sarahapada8th cent.0Bcom-ldan-rigs-pai-ral-gri13th cent.1693991MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828789303321Dreaming the Great Brahmin4072207UNINA