Songs of Spiritual Experience: Tibetan Buddhist Poems of Insight and Awakening

by Thupten Jinpa and Jas' Elsner

Book Overview

This is the first major anthology of Tibetan poetry to become available in the West. Translators Thupten Jinpa-one of the Dalai Lama's principal interpreters-and Jas' Elsner have created an accessible collection geared toward a general audience. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, poetry has long been one of the primary means of expressing spiritual experience. The splendid poems in this collection communicate spiritual insight with astonishing grace...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570625506
• ISBN13: 9781570625503
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Shambhala Publications
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"