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Author: Ngawang Zangpo
Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint: Snow Lion Publications
Volume: 2
Dimensions:
Width: 16.00cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.680kg
ISBN: 9781559391740
ISBN 10: 155939174
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 16 September 2002
Audience:
General/trade
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
The presence of Guru Rinpoche, a figure so important to Tibetan Buddhists he is called simply 'The Precious Master, ' can be felt still in each of these liberating stories translated here. Read side-by-side, they reveal an even wider picture, deftly highlighted by Ngawang Zangpo's introduction of how history and culture interact with the inner spirituality that is beyond time and place. --Sarah Harding, author of Creation and Completion With a thought-provoking introduction and stimulating cultural, religious, and literary insights, . . . this new work will certainly be enjoyed by everyone interested in the vast spiritual legacy of the 'Second Buddha' in Tibet. --Cyrus Stearns
The presence of Guru Rinpoche, a figure so important to Tibetan Buddhists he is called simply 'The Precious Master, ' can be felt still in each of these liberating stories translated here. Read side-by-side, they reveal an even wider picture, deftly highlighted by Ngawang Zangpo's introduction of how history and culture interact with the inner spirituality that is beyond time and place. --Sarah Harding, author of Creation and Completion With a thought-provoking introduction and stimulating cultural, religious, and literary insights, . . . this new work will certainly be enjoyed by everyone interested in the vast spiritual legacy of the 'Second Buddha' in Tibet. --Cyrus Stearns
"""The presence of Guru Rinpoche, a figure so important to Tibetan Buddhists he is called simply 'The Precious Master,' can be felt still in each of these liberating stories translated here. Read side-by-side, they reveal an even wider picture, deftly highlighted by Ngawang Zangpo's introduction of how history and culture interact with the inner spirituality that is beyond time and place.""—Sarah Harding, author of Creation and Completion ""With a thought-provoking introduction and stimulating cultural, religious, and literary insights, . . . this new work will certainly be enjoyed by everyone interested in the vast spiritual legacy of the 'Second Buddha' in Tibet.""—Cyrus Stearns"
The presence of Guru Rinpoche, a figure so important to Tibetan Buddhists that he is simply called The Precious Master, ' can be felt still in each of the four liberating stories translated here. Read side-by-side, they reveal an even wider picture, deftly highlighted by Ngawang Zangpo's introduction, of how history and culture interact with the inner spirituality that is beyond time and place.
Author Information
Ngawang Zangpo (Hugh Leslie Thompson) completed two three-year retreats under the direction of the late Kalu Rinpoche. He is presently working on a number of translation projects under the direction of Chadral Rinpoche and Lama Tharchin Rinpoche. He has also contributed to Kalu Rinpoche's translation group's books Myriad Worlds and Buddhist Ethics.
