Overview
The Tibetan saint Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), the founder of the Dalai Lama's tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, was renowned for his vast learning, meditational achievements, influential writings on practice and philosophy, and reform of tantric religious practices. A deeply humble and religious man, he expressed himself in exquisite verse. Here, presented in both the original Tibetan and in English translation, are twenty-one devotional poems by Tsongkhapa. Each verse--dedicated to the Buddha, bodhisattvas, and lamas--illuminates some aspect of the Buddhist path. Gavin Kilty's commentary places each prayer into context, and his careful, artful translations will appeal to anyone with a love of poetry.
Full Product Details
Author: Gavin Kilty ,
Tsocn-kha-pa Blo-bzacn-grags-pa
Publisher: Wisdom Publications,U.S.
Imprint: Wisdom Publications,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.431kg
ISBN: 9780861711925
ISBN 10: 0861711920
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 June 2001
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Language: English, Tibetan
Reviews
"""The poems translated in Splendour of an Autumn Moon are some of the most inspiring verses ever written in the Tibetan language. In addition to evoking powerful sentiments, the poems help provide a glimpse into Tsongkhapa's deep humility, and his passionate commitment to the ideals of altruism. These verses also help the reader to see what is truly behind the legend that is such a towering figure in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. - Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D, founder, Institute for Tibetan Classics"
The poems translated in Splendour of an Autumn Moon are some of the most inspiring verses ever written in the Tibetan language. In addition to evoking powerful sentiments, the poems help provide a glimpse into Tsongkhapa's deep humility, and his passionate commitment to the ideals of altruism. These verses also help the reader to see what is truly behind the legend that is such a towering figure in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. - Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D, founder, Institute for Tibetan Classics
Author Information
Gavin Kilty has been a full-time translator for the Institute of Tibetan Classics since 2001. Before that he lived in Dharamsala, India, for fourteen years, where he spent eight years training in the traditional Geluk monastic curriculum through the medium of class and debate at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics. He has also received commissions to translate for other institutions, such as the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Teachings, Tibet House Germany, The Gelug International Foundation, and Tsadra Foundation.
