The Life of the Madman of U.
DiValerio, David M.
The Life of the Madman of U. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (249 pages)
Cover -- The Life of the Madman of Ü -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Technical Note -- Introduction -- Part I: by Nyukla Peṇchen Ngawang Drakpa, 1494 -- 1. Life before Monkhood -- 2. Early Training -- 3. Meditation -- 4. Taking on the Observance -- 5. Teaching -- Part II: by Lhatong Lotsāwa Shényen Namgyel, 1537 -- 6. Further Activities -- 7. Triumph over Saṃsāra -- 8. Further Practice and Teaching -- 9. Death -- Epilogue: The Madman of Ü's Legacy -- Notes -- Personal and Place Names -- Tibetan Texts Referred to in the Biography -- Works Cited -- Index.
The Life of the Madman of Ü is a complete English translation of the biography of the Tibetan Buddhist ascetic Künga Zangpo (1458-1532), who was renowned for adopting an extreme and unique form of tantric asceticism.
9780190244040
Bka-brgyud-pa (Sect).
Electronic books.
BQ968.U623.D583 2016
294.3923092
The Life of the Madman of U. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (249 pages)
Cover -- The Life of the Madman of Ü -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Technical Note -- Introduction -- Part I: by Nyukla Peṇchen Ngawang Drakpa, 1494 -- 1. Life before Monkhood -- 2. Early Training -- 3. Meditation -- 4. Taking on the Observance -- 5. Teaching -- Part II: by Lhatong Lotsāwa Shényen Namgyel, 1537 -- 6. Further Activities -- 7. Triumph over Saṃsāra -- 8. Further Practice and Teaching -- 9. Death -- Epilogue: The Madman of Ü's Legacy -- Notes -- Personal and Place Names -- Tibetan Texts Referred to in the Biography -- Works Cited -- Index.
The Life of the Madman of Ü is a complete English translation of the biography of the Tibetan Buddhist ascetic Künga Zangpo (1458-1532), who was renowned for adopting an extreme and unique form of tantric asceticism.
9780190244040
Bka-brgyud-pa (Sect).
Electronic books.
BQ968.U623.D583 2016
294.3923092