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The life and teaching of Nāropa

Title: The life and teaching of Nāropa / translated from the original Tibetan with a philosophical commentary based on the Oral transmission by Herbert V. Guenther.
Author: Rin-chen-rnam-rgyal, Lha-btsun, 1473-1557.
Publication: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1963.

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xvi, 292 pages; 23 cm

Series Statement

UNESCO collection of representative works. Tibetan series

Uniform Title

Mkhas-grub-kun-gyi-gtsug-rgyan Paṇ-chen Nā-ro-paʼi rnam thar Ṅo mtshar rmad byuṇ. English
Ṇo mtshar rmad byuṅ. English.
UNESCO collection of representative works. Tibetan series.

Alternative Title

Mkhas-grub-kun-gyi-gtsug-rgyan Paṇ-chen Nā-ro-paʼi rnam thar Ṅo mtshar rmad byuṇ.

Subject

Genre/Form

Biographies.

Note

"This first English translation of the life and teachings of Nāropa is based on an old Tibetan edition" of the work of Lhaʾi btsun-pa Rin-chen-rnam-rgyal of Brag-dkar.
Appendix contains the complete text of the twelve instructions of Naḍapāda in Tibetan (transliterated)

Bibliography (note)

Bibliography: p. [281]-285.

Contents

Part I. The biography: Nāropa's birth -- Nāropa becomes disgusted with the world and embraces the religious life -- How Nāropa performed great acts of self-denial ; Part II. The philosophy: What is tantra? -- The problem of translating tantric texts -- The theoretical content of Nāropa's training -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Indexes.

LCCN

63023887

OCLC

ocm00264525
264525
SCSB-282452

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library