Longing to awaken: Buddhist devotion in Tibetan poetry and song
"Longing to Awaken comprises twenty-two translations of Buddhist devotional poems and songs written by revered masters from diverse traditions and time periods. It is an anthology that invites readers to experience a variety of forms of literary expression embodying a range of emotions, from sa...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Charlottesville London
University of Virginia Press
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Traditions and transformations in Tibetan Buddhism
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Tibet
/ Buddhism
/ Religious literature
/ Devotion
/ Singing
B Tibetan language / Religious poetry / Lamaism |
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhist poetry, Tibetan Translations into English
B Buddhist poetry, Tibetan History and criticism B Didactic poetry, Tibetan History and criticism B Anthology B Didactic poetry, Tibetan Translations into English B RELIGION / Philosophy |
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| Summary: | "Longing to Awaken comprises twenty-two translations of Buddhist devotional poems and songs written by revered masters from diverse traditions and time periods. It is an anthology that invites readers to experience a variety of forms of literary expression embodying a range of emotions, from sadness and anger to yearning and humor, demonstrating the ways that poetry can inspire faith and devotion as well as reflect and express it. This collection gives weight to literary-not simply literal-translation as a crucial endeavor in the transmission of Buddhism today, one with the potential to raise the profile of Tibetan poetry onto the stage of global literature"-- "An indispensable collection of Buddhist devotional poems and songsLonging to Awaken features twenty-two translations of Buddhist devotional poems and songs composed by revered Tibetan masters from diverse traditions and time periods. The anthology invites readers to experience a variety of poetic forms that embody a range of emotions, from grief and longing to skepticism and humor, demonstrating the ways that poetry can inspire faith as well as reflect the profundity and at times fraught nature of the teacher-student relationship. This collection gives weight to literary-not simply literal-translation as a crucial endeavor in the transmission of Buddhism today, one with the potential to raise the profile of Tibetan poetry onto the stage of global literature"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 308 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-5069-3 978-0-8139-5068-6 |
