LEADER 03722nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910828789303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-029165-6 010 $a1-280-70441-1 010 $a0-19-534663-7 010 $a1-4237-4192-7 035 $a(CKB)2560000000300314 035 $a(EBL)271339 035 $a(OCoLC)476006964 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000141360 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11146624 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141360 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10057130 035 $a(PQKB)11568379 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000024355 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL271339 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10233676 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL70441 035 $a(OCoLC)935260332 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC271339 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000300314 100 $a20040420d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aDreaming the Great Brahmin $eTibetan traditions of the Buddhist poet-saint Saraha /$fKurtis R. Schaeffer 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (x, 227 pages) 300 $aIncludes a full translation of the Doha Verses and Chomden Raldri's Tibetan commentary (Do ha rgyan gyi me tog). 311 0 $a0-19-517373-2 311 0 $a0-19-985030-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [209]-224) and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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& -- #257 -- Verses to Tibet -- 5. Commentary and Controversy on the Treasury of Doh& -- #257 -- Verses in Tibet -- 6. Creating the Treasury of Doh& -- #257 -- Verses -- 7. Recreating the Treasury of Doh& -- #257 -- Verses -- PART III. The Treasury of Doh& -- #257 -- Verses and Ornamental Flower for the Doh& -- #257 -- s -- Introduction to the Commentary -- Ornamental Flower for the Doh& -- #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& -- #257 -- Verses -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- G -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- Z. 330 $aDreaming 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 there 606 $aSpiritual life$xBuddhism 615 0$aSpiritual life$xBuddhism. 676 $a294.3/44 700 $aSchaeffer$b Kurtis R$0783512 701 2$aSarahapada$f8th cent.$00 701 2$aBcom-ldan-rigs-pai-ral-gri$f13th cent.$01693991 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828789303321 996 $aDreaming the Great Brahmin$94072207 997 $aUNINA