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Legends of the Mahasiddhas: Lives of the Tantric Masters
Keith Dowman
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Description for Legends of the Mahasiddhas: Lives of the Tantric Masters
Paperback. A richly illustrated collection of stories about the mahasiddhas, spiritual adventurers who attained enlightenment by disregarding convention Illustrator(s): Beer, Robert. Translator(s): Dowman, Keith. Num Pages: 256 pages, Includes 30 color plates and 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRE; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 638.
Offering a modern translation of "The Legends of the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas," a 12th-century Tibetan text, translator Keith Dowman shares stories of the spiritual adventurers, rebellious saints, and enlightened tantric masters of ancient India known as "siddhas." He shows how the mahasiddhas arose from the grassroots of society and represented an entire spectrum of human experience. Counted among the greatest of the siddhas are a washerman, a cowboy, a thief, a conman, a gambler, and a whore, all extraordinary men and women who attained the goal of their meditations, as well as enlightenment and magical powers, by disregarding convention and penetrating ... Read more
Offering a modern translation of "The Legends of the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas," a 12th-century Tibetan text, translator Keith Dowman shares stories of the spiritual adventurers, rebellious saints, and enlightened tantric masters of ancient India known as "siddhas." He shows how the mahasiddhas arose from the grassroots of society and represented an entire spectrum of human experience. Counted among the greatest of the siddhas are a washerman, a cowboy, a thief, a conman, a gambler, and a whore, all extraordinary men and women who attained the goal of their meditations, as well as enlightenment and magical powers, by disregarding convention and penetrating ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781620553657
SKU
V9781620553657
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Ref
99-5
About Keith Dowman
Keith Dowman is a longtime initiate of Dzogchen and a teacher of radical Dzogchen around the world. He is the author of several Dzogchen translations, most recently Natural Perfection and Dzogchen. He lives in Kathmandu. Robert Beer began studying and practicing Tibetan thangka painting in 1970 while living in India and Nepal and still continues this research from his home ... Read more
Reviews for Legends of the Mahasiddhas: Lives of the Tantric Masters
“Robert Beer is a master. His own story of being rescued by Tibetan art is almost as amazing as the stories of the Mahasiddhas.”
Frank Olinsky, Tricycle Magazine
“A powerful enticement to Eastern thought.”
Mensa Bulletin
"These are extraordinary, riveting tales. . . a book of high merit and high adventure, a marvel of inspired creation. ... Read more
Frank Olinsky, Tricycle Magazine
“A powerful enticement to Eastern thought.”
Mensa Bulletin
"These are extraordinary, riveting tales. . . a book of high merit and high adventure, a marvel of inspired creation. ... Read more