The Great Image
The Life Story of Vairochana the Translator
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, Buddhism
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780834824188 | |
| Publisher: | Shambhala | Publication: | November 9, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Shambhala | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780834824188 |
| Publisher: | Shambhala |
| Publication: | November 9, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Shambhala |
| Language: | English |
This book is the autobiography of the great scholar and translator Vairochana, as told to a group of his students near the end of his life in the eighth century. Responsible for bringing seminal Buddhist teachings to Tibet from India, his deep understanding of the Dharma was what enabled him to translate the essence of enlightened mind, conveyed in the Sanskrit texts, with great accuracy.
This book is the autobiography of the great scholar and translator Vairochana, as told to a group of his students near the end of his life in the eighth century. Responsible for bringing seminal Buddhist teachings to Tibet from India, his deep understanding of the Dharma was what enabled him to translate the essence of enlightened mind, conveyed in the Sanskrit texts, with great accuracy.
