Hidden Treasures and Secret Lives

Informationen zum Autor Michael Aris Zusammenfassung First published in 1989. This book includes the Tibetan Buddhist hagiography and concentrates on the lives of Pemalingpa (1450-1521) and the Sixth Dalai Lama (1683-1706). One of the main purposes of this study is to communicate the human qualities of these saints to a rather broader audience. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION PART ONE Pemalingpa and his Hidden Treasures, The Autobiography, Antecedents, Youth, The Treasure of the Burning Lake, The Treasure Hunt Continues, Dreams and Trances of a Buddhist Shaman, Enemies and Patrons, The Later Years, The Man, his Cult and Legacy, PART TWO The Sixth Dalai Lama and his Secret Lives, Ancestry and Homeland, From Rebirth to Recognition, The Years of Waiting, From Enthronement to Deposition and Death, The Secret Life, The Impersonator and his Fictions, Amdo and Alashan

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Michael Aris

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First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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First published in 1989. This book includes the Tibetan Buddhist hagiography and concentrates on the lives of Pemalingpa (1450-1521) and the Sixth Dalai Lama (1683-1706). One of the main purposes of this study is to communicate the human qualities of these saints to a rather broader audience.

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INTRODUCTION PART ONE Pemalingpa and his Hidden Treasures, The Autobiography, Antecedents, Youth, The Treasure of the Burning Lake, The Treasure Hunt Continues, Dreams and Trances of a Buddhist Shaman, Enemies and Patrons, The Later Years, The Man, his Cult and Legacy, PART TWO The Sixth Dalai Lama and his Secret Lives, Ancestry and Homeland, From Rebirth to Recognition, The Years of Waiting, From Enthronement to Deposition and Death, The Secret Life, The Impersonator and his Fictions, Amdo and Alashan