The life of the Mahāsiddha Tilopa / by Mar-pa Chos-kyi-blo-gros ; translated by Fabrizio Torricelli and Sangye T. Naga ; edited by Vyvyan Cayley.
Material type: TextLanguage: engtib Dharamsala : Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, c1995Description: 84 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 8185102910
- Yid bźin nor buʼi rnam par thar pa. English & Tibetan
- BQ990.I57 M37 1995
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [79]-84).
Thought of have been composed in the 11th century by the renowned Tibetan yogi Marpa Lotsawa, is a compelling account of the 'complete liberation' of the guru of Naropa, and belongs to the genre of 'Buddhist hagiology'. As such, it will be of interest to followers of the Kagyud school of Tibetan Buddhism as well as to those who are fascinated by the lives of the Buddhist saints and masters.
This fine translation is presented in a vivid and accessible manner, and the translators have included a transliteration of the original Tibetan text for scholars who wish to study this early biography of Tilopa in both languages.
Includes root text in Tibetan (roman).