Longing to Awaken
buddhist devotion in tibetan poetry and song
- Hardcover
324 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2024
Summary
Longing to Awaken: A Treasury of Tibetan Buddhist Devotional Poetry
Longing to Awaken is an indispensable collection of twenty-two translations of Buddhist devotional poems and songs. Composed by revered Tibetan masters from diverse traditions and time periods, this anthology invites readers to experience a variety of poetic forms.
These poems embody a range of emotions, from grief and longing to skepticism and humor, demonstrating the ways that poetry can inspire f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780813950686 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0813950686 |
| Series: | Traditions and Transformations in Tibetan Buddhism |
| Author: | Holly Gayley, Dominique Townsend, Lama Jabb |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
| Imprint: | University of Virginia Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 324 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 32mm |
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About The Author
Holly Gayley
Holly Gayley is Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and the author of Love Letters from Golok: A Tantric Couple in Modern Tibet.
Dominique Townsend is Professor of Religion at Bard College and the author of A Buddhist Sensibility: Aesthetic Education at Tibet’s MindrÖling Monastery.
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