Wondrous Ocean of Eloquence
histories of the taklung kagyu tradition
$133.35
- Hardcover
992 pages
- Release Date
23 June 2025
Summary
Echoes of Taklung: A History of a Tibetan Buddhist Lineage
A comprehensive journey into the Taklung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, meticulously compiled in the seventeenth century. This groundbreaking work features:
- A First-Ever English Translation: Dive into a multilayered and comprehensive historiographical volume exploring the political, artistic, architectural, biographical, and mystical facets of the Taklung, a key subsect of the Kagyu lineage…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781559395069 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1559395060 |
| Author: | Gyurme Dorje, Taklungpa Ngawang Namgyel |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Snow Lion Publications |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 992 |
| Release Date: | 23 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Gyurme Dorje
TAKLUNGPA NGAWANG NAMGYEL (1571-1626) was a monk, abbot, scholar, and historian. He was the seventeenth throneholder in the abbatial succession of Taklung Monastery in Tsang, Tibet.
GYURME DORJE (1950-2020) was a Scottish Tibetologist and translator. He completed an MA in Sanskrit with Oriental Studies (Edinburgh) and a PhD in Tibetan Literature (SOAS, London). From 1991 to 1996, he held research fellowships at London University. He translated many encyclopedic tomes from Tibetan to English.
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