Chogyam Trungpa
His Life and Vision
$81.93
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2012
Summary
The first biography of the brilliant and widely influential Tibetan meditation master who helped bring Buddhism to the West.
Chögyam Trungpa is virtually synonymous with the transmission of Tibetan Buddhism to the West. Over the course of his seventeen-year teaching career in North America, Trungpa ushered in a radically new approach to spirituality—both rooted in the ancient wisdom of the buddhadharma and thoroughly situated in the contemporary world. His teachings, grounded in what …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590302361 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1590302362 |
| Author: | Fabrice Midal |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2012 |
| Weight: | 777g |
| Dimensions: | 227mm x 154mm x 39mm |
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Critics Review
“A wealth of anecdotes, unpublished material, and reminiscences by students help round out this fascinating portrait of one of the most unconventional and influential teachers in the West.”—Snow Lion
“An excellent introduction to the life and work of a truly remarkable teacher.”—The Middle Way
About The Author
Fabrice Midal
Fabrice Midal is a professor of philosophy at the University of Paris. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Paris, Sorbonne, and teaches the dharma in France and elsewhere in Europe. A practicing Buddhist in the tradition of Chögyam Trungpa, he is well known in Buddhist circles in France and has published books on religious topics with major French publishers, among them several titles on Tibetan Buddhism.
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