Legends of the Mahasiddhas
Lives of the Tantric Masters
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2014
Summary
A richly illustrated collection of stories about the mahasiddhas, spiritual adventurers who attained enlightenment and magical powers by disregarding convention
- A modern translation of ancient legends that reveals the human qualities of the rebellious saints known as siddhas and the vital elements of their philosophy
- Recounts stories of enlightened masters from all walks of life, including a washerman, a thief, a conman, a gambler, and a whore, and the magical and “craz…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781620553657 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1620553651 |
| Author: | Keith Dowman, Robert Beer |
| Publisher: | Inner Traditions Bear and Company |
| Imprint: | Inner Traditions Bear and Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 617g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“Robert Beer is a master. His own story of being rescued by Tibetan art is almost as amazing as the stories of the Mahasiddhas.” * Frank Olinsky, Tricycle Magazine *“A powerful enticement to Eastern thought.” * Mensa Bulletin *“These are extraordinary, riveting tales… a book of high merit and high adventure, a marvel of inspired creation… stories through whose cosmic transparency shines the illimitable Buddha-nature.” * Small Press *
About The Author
Keith Dowman
Keith Dowman is a longtime initiate of Dzogchen and a teacher of radical Dzogchen around the world. He is the author of several Dzogchen translations, most recently Natural Perfection and Dzogchen. He lives in Kathmandu.
Robert Beer began studying and practicing Tibetan thangka painting in 1970 while living in India and Nepal and still continues this research from his home in Oxford. He is the author and illustrator of The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs and The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols.
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