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Timeless Rapture:Inspired Verse Of the Shangpa Masters
[Hardback - 2003]
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Category: Religion
Sub-category: Buddhism
Publisher: Snow Lion | ISBN: 9781559392044 | Pages: 416
Shipping Weight: .689 | Dimensions: 6.33 x 1.25 x 9.26 inches

Throughout history awakened ones have celebrated the rapture of mystical states with inspired verse sung extemporaneously. This book offers a rare glimpse into the mysticism of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage a tradition based mainly on the profound teaching of two women. This compendium of spontaneous verse sung by tantric Buddhist masters from the 10th century to the present includes translations as well as short descriptions of each poet's life and a historical overview of the lineage.

Jamgön Kongtrül (1813–1899) was a versatile and prolific scholar. He has been characterized as a "Tibetan Leonardo" because of his significant contributions to religion, education, medicine, and politics.

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