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A new translation of the classic biography of the most renowned
saint in Tibetan Buddhist history
"The Life of Milarepa" is one of the most beloved stories of the
Tibetan people and a great literary example of the contemplative
life. This biography, a dramatic tale from a culture now in crisis,
can be read on several levels. A personal and moving introduction
to Tibetan Buddhism, it is also a detailed guide to the search for
liberation. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in
a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a
great saint. It is also a powerfully evocative narrative, full of
magic, miracles, suspense, and humor, while reflecting the
religious and social life of medieval Tibet.
Tibetan biographers began writing Jetsun Milarepa's (1052--1135)
life story shortly after his death, initiating a literary tradition
that turned the poet and saint into a model of virtuosic Buddhist
practice throughout the Himalayan world. Andrew Quintman traces
this history and its innovations in narrative and aesthetic
representation across four centuries, culminating in a detailed
analysis of the genre's most famous example, composed in 1488 by
Tsangny?n Heruka, or the "Madman of Western Tibet." Quintman
imagines these works as a kind of physical body supplanting the
yogin's corporeal relics.
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