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Hidden Life Of The Sixth Dalaicb
Wickham-Smith, Simon; Dargye, Ngawang Lhundrup
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Description for Hidden Life Of The Sixth Dalaicb
Hardback. Series: Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HREX; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
The life of the Sixth Dalai Lama does not end with his supposed death at Kokonor in November 1706, on the way to Beijing, and an audience with the Manchu Emperor Kangxi. This book, the so-called Hidden Life, presents a very different Tsangyang Gyamtso, neither a louche poet nor a drinker, but a sober Buddhist practitioner, who chose to escape at Kokonor and to adopt the guise of a wandering monk, only appearing some years later, after many fantastical and mystical adventures, in what is today Inner Mongolia, where he oversaw monasteries and lived as a Buddhist teacher. The ... Read more
The life of the Sixth Dalai Lama does not end with his supposed death at Kokonor in November 1706, on the way to Beijing, and an audience with the Manchu Emperor Kangxi. This book, the so-called Hidden Life, presents a very different Tsangyang Gyamtso, neither a louche poet nor a drinker, but a sober Buddhist practitioner, who chose to escape at Kokonor and to adopt the guise of a wandering monk, only appearing some years later, after many fantastical and mystical adventures, in what is today Inner Mongolia, where he oversaw monasteries and lived as a Buddhist teacher. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Modern Tibetan Culture
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739150535
SKU
V9780739150535
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About Wickham-Smith, Simon; Dargye, Ngawang Lhundrup
Ngawang Lhundrup Dargyé was born in 1714 in Alashan, Mongolia, and spent his life as a Buddhist monk in that area. The Hidden Life of the Sixth Dalai Lama is believed to have been his only book. Simon Wickham-Smith is currently teaching and developing curricula in Mongolian and Tibetan Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Reviews for Hidden Life Of The Sixth Dalaicb
The unofficial biography of the Sixth Dalai Lama written in Tibetan by a Mongol scholar in 1757 is among the most remarkable and puzzling works of its genre. There are some who claim its authenticity; others are inclined to hold that it is an apocryphon. Whatever side one takes, there is one thing to be grateful for and that is ... Read more