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Tiso, Francis.
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Mi-la-ras-pa, 1040-1123.
Lamas -- Tibet Region -- Biography -- History and criticism.
Lamas -- Tibet Region -- Biography.
Spiritual life -- Bkaʾ-brgyud-pa (Sect)
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Tiso, Francis.
Mi-la-ras-pa, 1040-1123.
Lamas -- Tibet Region -- Biography -- History and criticism.
Lamas -- Tibet Region -- Biography.
Spiritual life -- Bkaʾ-brgyud-pa (Sect)
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Liberation
in
one
lifetime
:
biographies
and
teachings
of
Milarepa
/ Francis V. Tiso ; Foreword by Roberto Vitali.
by
Tiso, Francis.
North Atlantic Books, c2014.
Call #:
294.3923092 T613L
Subjects
Mi-la-ras-pa, 1040-1123.
Lamas -- Tibet Region -- Biography -- History and criticism.
Lamas -- Tibet Region -- Biography.
Spiritual life -- Bkaʾ-brgyud-pa (Sect)
ISBN:
9781583947937 (paperback)
9781583947944 (kindle ed.)
9781583947944 (kindle ed.)
Alternate title:
Biographies
and
teachings
of
Milarepa
Description:
xx, 412 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Columbia University, 1989.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-383) and index.
Contents:
Literary aspects of the
biographies
of
Milarepa
-- Bkaʾ-rgyud-pa spirituality -- Texts in translation.
Summary:
"
Milarepa
(1052-1135), a major figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and known as
one
of Tibet's greatest lamas and poets, continues to inspire Buddhist practitioners worldwide to the present day.
Liberation
in
One
Lifetime
explores the history and spirituality of the Kagyu lineage in relationship to the narratives and
teachings
attributed to
Milarepa
by studying some of the earliest versions of these materials. Offering a detailed analysis of the biographical material that has been written about
Milarepa
(who was also a student of Marpa, a major figure in the development of the Bka'-brgyud-pa school of Tibetan Buddhism), author, theologian, and well-respected Tibetan Buddhist scholar, Francis V. Tiso, describes the historical context of the tradition of hagiography (biography) in Buddhism and other spiritual traditions, and provides a history of
Milarepa
's influence in Tibet. Part
One
explains the tradition of composing stories about
Milarepa
's life and
teachings
(there have been many throughout the centuries) and includes outlines of the contents of some of them as well as an explanation of the oral versions that have been transmitted via oral epic songs and poems that
Milarepa
composed. Describing the spiritual components of Bka'-brgyud-pa, Part Two includes tantric practices, an outline for the path of
liberation
, definitions of "voidness," and the characteristics of fully enlightened Buddhahood. Part Three includes translated
biographies
and oral
teachings
of
Milarepa
(in poetic form) that are considered sacred texts. The book also includes a foreword by Roberto Vitali, a prominent Tibetan Buddhist scholar as well as an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources"--Provided by publisher.
"This book contains translations of early
biographies
and
teachings
of
Milarepa
,
one
of Tibet's most famous yogis and poets"--Provided by publisher.
Other authors:
Vitali, Roberto, writer of supplementary textual content.
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