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Tibetan arts of love / Gedün Chöpel ; introduced and translated by Jeffrey Hopkins with Dorje Yudon Yuthok.
- Title
- Tibetan arts of love / Gedün Chöpel ; introduced and translated by Jeffrey Hopkins with Dorje Yudon Yuthok.
- Author
- Dge-ʼdun-chos-ʼphel, A-mdo, 1903-1951
- Publication
- Ithaca, N.Y., USA : Snow Lion, c1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HQ56 .D4413 1992 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 282 p.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- A highly accessible, engaging and provactive exploration of the erotic arts. Presents the sixty-four arts of love, divided into eight varieties of sexual play. Includes a complete and unexpurgated translation of the Treatise on passion by Gedün Chöpel, the highly controversial former monk. Speaks of the equalify of women and their victimization by social and legal codes. The over-riding focus is sexual ecstasy as a door to spiritual experience. Includes an introduction with an account of Gedün Chöpel's life story, and reveals the underlying themes of his work.
- Uniform Title
- ʾDod paʾi bstan bcos. English
- Alternative Title
- ʾDod paʾi bstan bcos.
- Subject
- Note
- Translation of: ʾDod paʾi bstan bcos.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-282).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 0937938971 (paper) :
- LCCN
- ^^^91025858^
- OCLC
- 24174646
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library