Atisa Dipamkara
The Illuminator of the Awakened Mind
$51.96
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
23 July 2019
Summary
The first-ever biography with selected writings of one of the greatest Indian Buddhist masters in history.
Few figures in the history of Buddhism in Tibet have had as far-reaching and profound an influence as the Indian scholar and adept Atisa Dipamkara (982-1054). Originally from Bengal, Atisa was a tantric Buddhist master during Vajrayana Buddhism’s flowering in India and traveled extensively, eventually spending the remaining twelve years of his life revitalizing Buddhism in Tibet.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781611806472 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 161180647X |
| Author: | James Apple |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 23 July 2019 |
| Weight: | 424g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
| Series: | Lives of the Masters |
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About The Author
James Apple
James B. Apple is Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Calgary. His research focuses on the critical analysis of the Mahayana sutras and topics within Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. His books include Jewels of the Middle Way, A Stairway Taken by the Lucid, and Stairway to Nirvaṇa.
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