The holy madmen of Tibet /

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"This book is the first comprehensive study of the "holy madmen" of Tibetan Buddhism--tantric yogins who achieved a degree of saintliness through shocking, norm-overturning behavior"--

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Príomhúdar: DiValerio, David M.
Formáid: Printed Book
Teanga:English
Foilsithe: Oxford : O. U. P, 2015.
Ábhair:
Tantric Buddhism > Tibet Region > History.
Yogis > Tibet Region > History.
RELIGION / Buddhism / History.
RELIGION / Buddhism / Rituals & Practice.
Clár Ábhair:
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  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Lives and Lives of the Madmen of U and Tsang
  • Hagiography and History
  • The Life of the Madman of U (1458-1532)
  • The Life of the Madman of Tsang (1452-1507)
  • Chapter 2: Of Scripture and Bone: The Tantric Discipline of the Madmen of U and Tsang
  • The Practice of the Observance
  • The Secret Practice, the Insane Observance
  • "You, the Hero, Glorious Heruka Himself..."
  • Tantric Literalism
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3: Sainthood in the Making: The Madmen of U and Tsang in Public
  • The Drum Sound of Their Fame
  • The Repertoire of Siddha Behavior
  • Performing Enlightenment
  • "To Spread and Increase the Teachings of the Kagyu"
  • Tantric Literalism in Context: Competing Models of Buddhist Holiness
  • Conclusion
  • Intermezzo: The Relationship between the Madmen of U and Tsang
  • Chapter 4: Civil War, Strategic Alliances: The Madmen of U and Tsang in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Tibet
  • The Pakmodru-Geluk Partnership
  • The Rinpungpa Revolt
  • Priestly Alliances and Sectarian Aggression under the Rinpungpas
  • Sakya, Kagyu and Rinpungpa Affairs
  • "A Mutual Understanding": The Patrons of the Madmen of U and Tsang
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5: Making History: The Later Projects of the Madmen of U and Tsang
  • The Projects of the Madman of U and His Disciples
  • The Literary School of the Madman of Tsang
  • Writing and Printing the Life of Milarepa
  • Milarepa the Madman, the Madman as Milarepa
  • Putting the Aural Transmission to Paper
  • Renovating the Swayambhunath Stupa
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6: Who Was Drukpa Kunle?
  • Popular Depictions of Drukpa Kunle
  • Drukpa Kunle's Miscellaneous Writings
  • The Trajectory of Drukpa Kunle's Life
  • Drukpa Kunle's Position in Politics
  • Drukpa Kunle the Critic
  • Drukpa Kunle and the Holy Madmen
  • The Transformation of Drukpa Kunle
  • Chapter 7: The Enduring Trope of Holy Madness
  • Other Madmen and Madwomen
  • The Broader Rhetoric of Madness
  • Influencing Deed and Representation within the Madman Tradition
  • The Allure of Holy Madness
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Tibetan Spellings
  • Works Cited
  • Tibetan-Language Sources
  • European-Language Sources
  • Interviews
  • Index.

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