The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography (Routledge Critical Studiesi N Buddhism) - Couverture souple

Roberts, Peter Alan Alan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 041559622X ISBN 13 : 9780415596220

Editeur : Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

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 surviving literature which includes a detailed analysis of their dates, authorship and interrelationships. It shows how Rechungpa was increasingly portrayed as a rebellious, volatile and difficult pupil, as a lineage from a fellow-pupil prospered to become dominant in Tibet.

Written in a style that makes it accessible to broad readership, Roberts' book will be of great value to anyone with an interest in the fields of Tibetan literature, history or religion.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 041559622X
• ISBN 13: 9780415596220
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 308
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