This book traces the lifestory of Rechungpa (1084-1161) - the
student of the famous teacher Milarepa - using rare and
little-known manuscripts, and discovers how the image of both
Milarepa and Rechungpa underwent fundamental transformations over a
period of over three centuries.
Peter Alan Roberts compares significant episodes in the life of
Rechungpa as portrayed in a succession of texts, and thus
demonstrates the evolution of Rechungpaa (TM)s biography. This is
the first survey of the surviving literature which includes a
detailed analysis of their dates, authorship and
interrelationships. It shows how Rechungpa was increasingly
portrayed as a rebellious, volatile and difficult pupil, as a
lineage from a fellow-pupil prospered to become dominant in
Tibet.
Written in a style that makes it accessible to broad readership,
Roberts' book will be of great value to anyone with an interest in
the fields of Tibetan literature, history or religion.
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