Dreaming the Great Brahmin : Tibetan traditions of the Buddhist poet-saint Saraha / Kurtis R. Schaef...
Dreaming the Great Brahmin : Tibetan traditions of the Buddhist poet-saint Saraha / Kurtis R. Schaef...
Dreaming the Great Brahmin : Tibetan traditions of the Buddhist poet-saint Saraha / Kurtis R. Schaeffer.
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N294.3092/ 4
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Language
English
Tibetan
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 227 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction : stories and songs of the Great Brahmin Saraha -- Pt. I. Traditions of Saraha in Tibet -- 1. Tales of the Great Brahmin -- 2. Meeting the Great Brahmin in rituals, paintings, and dreams -- 3. Contesting the Great Brahmin : Saraha as abbot and adept -- Pt. II. Traditions of Saraha's son...
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Dreaming the Great Brahmin explores how a Buddhist saint is created and recreated through narratives, poetry, art, ritual, and even dream visions. Kurtis Schaeffer offers the first comprehensive cultural and literary history of the well-known Indian Buddhist poet-saint Saraha, known as the Great Brahmin. He argues that Saraha should be seen not as...
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Dreaming the Great Brahmin : Tibetan traditions of the Buddhist poet-saint Saraha / Kurtis R. Schaeffer.
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Notes
General note
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [209]-224.
Language note
Accompanied by a full translation of the Doha Verses and a rare Tibetan commentary, the first commentary on Saraha's work to be translated into any Western language.
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Other version (online)
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N294.3092/ 4
Record Identifier
74VKqZMAe0Mg
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ISBN
0195173732 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780195173734 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
294.3092
294.344
MMS ID
991020138639702626
