Longing to Awaken : Buddhist Devotion in Tibetan Poetry and Song Paperback / softback
by Lama Jabb
Edited by Holly Gayley, Dominique Townsend
Part of the Traditions and Transformations in Tibetan Buddhism series
Paperback / softback
Description
An indispensable collection of Buddhist devotional poems and songsLonging to Awaken features twenty-two translations of Buddhist devotional poems and songs composed by revered Tibetan masters from diverse traditions and time periods.
The anthology invites readers to experience a variety of poetic forms that embody a range of emotions, from grief and longing to skepticism and humor, demonstrating the ways that poetry can inspire faith as well as reflect the profundity and at times fraught nature of the teacher-student relationship.
This collection gives weight to literary—not simply literal—translation as a crucial endeavor in the transmission of Buddhism today, one with the potential to raise the profile of Tibetan poetry onto the stage of global literature.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:University of Virginia Press
- Publication Date:15/04/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9780813950693
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:University of Virginia Press
- Publication Date:15/04/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9780813950693
