Wondrous Ocean of Eloquence
Histories of the Taklung Kagyu Tradition
$100.75
- Hardcover
992 pages
- Release Date
24 June 2025
Summary
A comprehensive history of the Taklung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, composed in the seventeenth century, and includes glossy color images of recently discovered twelfth-century portraits and inscriptions.
This is the first ever English translation of a multilayered and comprehensive historiographical volume on the political, artistic, architectural, biographical, and mystical dimensions of the Taklung, one of four primary subsects of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. The bu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781559395069 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1559395060 |
| Author: | Gyurme Dorje, Taklungpa Ngawang Namgyel |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Snow Lion Publications |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 992 |
| Release Date: | 24 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Gyurme Dorje
TAKLUNGPA NGAWANG NAMGYEL (1571-1626)
A monk, abbot, scholar, and historian, Taklungpa Ngawang Namgyel was the seventeenth throneholder in the abbatial succession of Taklung Monastery in Tsang, Tibet.
GYURME DORJE (1950-2020)
Gyurme Dorje was a Scottish Tibetologist and translator. He held an MA in Sanskrit with Oriental Studies from Edinburgh and a PhD in Tibetan Literature from SOAS, London. From 1991 to 1996, he was a research fellow at London University. He translated numerous encyclopedic works from Tibetan to English, including:
- Jonang: The One Hundred and Eight Teaching Manuals (The Treasury of Precious Instructions, vol. 18)
- The Complete Nyingma Tradition: Book 13 and Books 15-17
- The Treasury of Knowledge: Book 6, Parts 1 and 2
- The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History
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