The Biographies of Rechungpa: The Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography [Hardcover]

Peter Alan Roberts (Author)

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Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (April 11 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415769957
ISBN-13: 978-0415769952
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 2.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 581 g

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This book traces the lifestory of Rechungpa (1084-1161) - the student of the famous teacher Milarepa - using rare and little-known manuscripts, and discovers how the image of both Milarepa and Rechungpa underwent fundamental transformations over a period of over three centuries.

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.

About the Author

Peter Alan Roberts is a writer, translator and interpreter. He was born in South Wales, received his doctorate in Tibetan Studies at the University of Oxford, and worked as a Tibetan translator at Samye Ling Centre in Scotland. He presently lives in Hollywood, California.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a must!, July 29 2011

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This book is wonderful, but Jonathan is right on the previous review: please fix the over a hundred dollars price for the kindle version, so we can get it in that format.
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