Author: Stearns, Cyrus( transl. and introd.)
Title: HERMIT OF GO CLIFFS. Timeless Instructions from a Tibetan Mystic.
Description: Boston, Wisdom Publications, 2001. 2nd printing 209 pp. Pb. Janet Gyatso, Amherst College: An inspiring collection of autobiographical songs of realization by one of the great hermit yogins of the 12th century, Godrakpa Sonam Gyaltsen. These pared-down verses reflect the refreshing, unmannered honesty and direct style characteristic of early Buddhist masters in Tibet. The lucid translation is enhanced by a learned introduction to Godrakpa's life and milieu, and a helpful set of notes to the songs' religious and historical allusions. An exceptional resource for studying the early yogic tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Page edges with light spots. Otherwise nice and clean copy.
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Title: HERMIT OF GO CLIFFS. Timeless Instructions from a Tibetan Mystic.
Description: Boston, Wisdom Publications, 2001. 2nd printing 209 pp. Pb. Janet Gyatso, Amherst College: An inspiring collection of autobiographical songs of realization by one of the great hermit yogins of the 12th century, Godrakpa Sonam Gyaltsen. These pared-down verses reflect the refreshing, unmannered honesty and direct style characteristic of early Buddhist masters in Tibet. The lucid translation is enhanced by a learned introduction to Godrakpa's life and milieu, and a helpful set of notes to the songs' religious and historical allusions. An exceptional resource for studying the early yogic tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Page edges with light spots. Otherwise nice and clean copy.
Keywords: mystiek, , ,
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- Book number: 70721
- Book number: 70721
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