The Yogin and the Madman: Reading the Biographical Corpus of Tibet's Great Saint Milarepa

by Andrew Quintman

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231164149
• ISBN13: 9780231164146
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"