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LEGENDS OF THE MAHASIDDHAS
LIVES OF THE TANTRIC MASTERS |
| By: |
Keith Dowman (Trans), Robert Beer (Illus) |
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Paperback |
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£18.99 |
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£15.67 |
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£3.32 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1620553651 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781620553657 |
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| Publisher: |
INNER TRADITIONS BEAR AND COMPANY |
| Pub. date: |
6 September, 2014 |
| Edition: |
3rd Edition, New Edition of Buddhist Masters of Enchantment |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
A richly illustrated collection of stories about the mahasiddhas, spiritual adventurers who attained enlightenment by disregarding convention |
| Synopsis: |
Offering a modern translation of "The Legends of the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas," a 12th-century Tibetan text, translator Keith Dowman shares stories of the spiritual adventurers, rebellious saints, and enlightened tantric masters of ancient India known as "siddhas." He shows how the mahasiddhas arose from the grassroots of society and represented an entire spectrum of human experience. Counted among the greatest of the siddhas are a washerman, a cowboy, a thief, a conman, a gambler, and a whore, all extraordinary men and women who attained the goal of their meditations, as well as enlightenment and magical powers, by disregarding convention and penetrating to the core of life. Recounting the magical and "crazy" deeds of the mahasiddhas, such as walking through walls, flying, talking with birds, and turning people to stone, Dowman reveals the human qualities of the tantric masters and the vital elements of the siddhas' philosophy of nonduality and emptiness. Richly illustrated with paintings of the tantric saints by artist Robert Beer, these stories of the mahasiddhas show us a way through human suffering into a spontaneous and free state of oneness with the divine. |
| Illustrations: |
Includes 30 color plates and 26 b&w illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Inner Traditions Bear and Company |
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