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The Biographies of Rechungpa: Evolution a Tibetan Hagiography
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The Biographies of Rechungpa: Evolution a Tibetan Hagiography
Current price: $69.99
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The Biographies of Rechungpa: Evolution a Tibetan Hagiography
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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.