The Splendor of an Autumn Moon
The Devotional Verse of Tsongkhapa
Fiction & Literature, Poetry, Inspirational & Religious, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, Buddhism
| Author: | Je Tsongkhapa | ISBN: | 9780861717705 |
| Publisher: | Wisdom Publications | Publication: | March 24, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Wisdom Publications | Language: | English |
| Author: | Je Tsongkhapa |
| ISBN: | 9780861717705 |
| Publisher: | Wisdom Publications |
| Publication: | March 24, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Wisdom Publications |
| Language: | English |
“Some of the most inspiring verses ever written.”—Geshe Thupten Jinpa, PhD, founder, Institute for Tibetan Classics
The Tibetan saint Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), the founder of the Dalai Lama's tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, was renowned for his vast learning, meditational achievements, influential writings on practice and philosophy, and reform of tantric religious practices. A deeply humble and religious man, he expressed himself in exquisite verse.
Here, presented in both the original Tibetan and in English translation, are twenty-one devotional poems by Tsongkhapa. Each verse--dedicated to the Buddha, bodhisattvas, and lamas--illuminates some aspect of the Buddhist path. Gavin Kilty's commentary places each prayer into context, and his careful, artful translations will appeal to anyone with a love of poetry.
“Some of the most inspiring verses ever written.”—Geshe Thupten Jinpa, PhD, founder, Institute for Tibetan Classics
The Tibetan saint Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), the founder of the Dalai Lama's tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, was renowned for his vast learning, meditational achievements, influential writings on practice and philosophy, and reform of tantric religious practices. A deeply humble and religious man, he expressed himself in exquisite verse.
Here, presented in both the original Tibetan and in English translation, are twenty-one devotional poems by Tsongkhapa. Each verse--dedicated to the Buddha, bodhisattvas, and lamas--illuminates some aspect of the Buddhist path. Gavin Kilty's commentary places each prayer into context, and his careful, artful translations will appeal to anyone with a love of poetry.
