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Donald S. Lopez

Seeing the Sacred in Samsara

An Illustrated Guide to the Eighty-Four Mahasiddhas

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Rare paintings set aside life stories of each of the eighty-four wild Buddhist saints of ancient India.This exquisite full-color presentation of the lives of the eighty-four mahasiddhas, or great accomplished ones, offers a fresh glimpse into the world of the famous tantric yogis of medieval India. The stories of these tantric saints have captured the imagination of Buddhists across Asia for nearly a millennium. Unlike monks and nuns who renounce the world, these saints sought the sacred in the midst of samsara. Some were simple peasants who meditated while doing manual labor. Others were kings and queens who traded the comfort and riches of… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-61180-404-1
  • EAN: 9781611804041
  • Produktnummer: 28608752
  • Verlag: Random House N.Y.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
  • Seitenangabe: 232 S.
  • Masse: H23.6 cm x B18.2 cm x D2.2 cm 754 g
  • Gewicht: 754

Über den Autor


Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. He specializes in late Indian Mahayana Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism. His recent books include Gendun Chopel: Tibet's Modern Visionary and Hyecho's Journey: The World of Buddhism.

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