Status
Available
Collection
Publication
Snow Lion (2001), Edition: 1st, 712 pages
Description
"The Life of Shabkarhas long been recognized by Tibetans as one of the masterworks of their religious heritage. Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol devoted himself to many years of meditation in solitary retreat after his inspired youth and early training in the province of Amdo under the guidance of several extraordinary Buddhist masters. With determination and courage, he mastered the highest and most esoteric practices of the Tibetan tradition of the Great Perfection. He then wandered far and wide over the Himalayan region expressing his realization. Shabkar's autobiography vividly reflects the values and visionary imagery of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as the social and cultural life of early nineteenth-century Tibet."
User reviews
LibraryThing member dirkjohnson
This is one of my favorite books. Shabkar was transcendent! The most compassionate and fully realized Dzogchen Master. Well, ok, superlatives of that sort don't apply to Dzogchen masters in comparison. But the superlative applies without diminishing any other.
Physical description
712 p.; 9.8 inches
ISBN
1559391545 / 9781559391542
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