Bryan J Cuevas: 2 books
Travels in the Netherworld
Buddhist Popular Narratives of Death and the Afterlife in Tibet
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2008
In Travels in the Netherworld, Bryan J. Cuevas examines a fascinating but little-known genre of Tibetan narrative literature about the délok, ordinary men and women who claim to have died, traveled through hell, and then returned from the afterlife. These narratives enjoy audiences ranging from the...
The All-Pervading Melodious Drumbeat
The Life of Ra Lotsawa
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015
The story of Tibet’s notorious master of Buddhist sorcery—translated for the first time into English
An essential sacred text of Tibetan Buddhism, The All-Pervading Melodious Drumbeat tells the wondrous story of Ra Lotsawa Dorjé Drak. Though he was canonized as a saint and a fully enlightened...