Dreaming the Great Brahmin : Tibetan traditions of the Buddhist poet-saint Saraha / / Kurtis R. Schaeffer

• Autore: Schaeffer Kurtis R
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 227 pages)
• Disciplina: 294.3/44
• Soggetto topico: Spiritual life - Buddhism
• Altri autori: Sarahapāda <8th cent.> Bcom-ldan-rigs-paʼi-ral-gri <13th cent.>
• Note generali: Includes a full translation of the Doha Verses and Chomden Raldri's Tibetan commentary (Do ha rgyan gyi me tog).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-224) and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 there
• Titolo autorizzato: Dreaming the Great Brahmin
• ISBN: 0-19-029165-6; 1-280-70441-1; 0-19-534663-7; 1-4237-4192-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792239103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II