Tantric Treasures Three Collections of Mystical Verse from Buddhist India

Name: Tantric Treasures Three Collections of Mystical Verse from Buddhist India
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ISBN: 9780195166415

ISBN-10: 0195166418

ISBN-13: 9780195166415

Edition: 2004

Authors: Roger R. Jackson

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Roger Jackson provides accurate, accessible translations of three classics of medieval Indian Buddhist mysticism: the "couplet-treasuries" of the great tantric masters Saraha, Kanha, and Tilopa. Since their composition around 1000 CE, these poems have exerted a powerful influence on spiritual life, as well as poetry and song, in India, Nepal, and Tibet. Jackson's fresh translations allow the poetry to shine through, capturing the sense and spirit of the poems in the original. Jackson offers a thorough introduction that deftly summarizes the latest scholarship, situating the poems in their historical context and making them accessible not only to scholars but also to students and…

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List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.10" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English



Tantric Treasures: Three Collections of Mystical Verse from Buddhist India


Tantric Treasures


Preface


Abbreviations


Tantric Treasures


Tantric Treasures


Introduction


Saraha's Treasury of Couplets


K&abar;n&U0323ha's Treasury of Couplets


Tilopa's Treasury of Couplets


Notes


Bibliography


Index