The Biographies of Rechungpa
the evolution of a tibetan hagiography
$106.43
- Paperback
294 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2010
Summary
This book traces the lifestory of Rechungpa (1084-1161) - the student of the famous teacher Milarepa - using rare and little-known manuscripts, and discovers how the image of both Milarepa and Rechungpa underwent fundamental transformations over a period of over three centuries.
Peter Alan Roberts compares significant episodes in the life of Rechungpa as portrayed in a succession of texts, and thus demonstrates the evolution of Rechungpa’s biography. This is the first survey of the s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780415596220 |
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| ISBN-10: | 041559622X |
| Series: | Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism - Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies |
| Author: | Peter Alan Roberts |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 294 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 560g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Peter Alan Roberts
Peter Alan Roberts is a writer, translator and interpreter. He was born in South Wales, received his doctorate in Tibetan Studies at the University of Oxford, and worked as a Tibetan translator at Samye Ling Centre in Scotland. He presently lives in Hollywood, California.
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