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In the Forest of Faded Wisdom
Gendun Chopel
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Description for In the Forest of Faded Wisdom
Hardcover. A comprehensive collection of poems in both the original Tibetan and in English translation. It composes hymns to the Buddha, pithy instructions for the practice of the dharma, stirring tributes to the Tibetan warrior-kings, cynical reflections on the ways of the world, and laments of a wanderer, forgotten in a foreign land. Editor(s): Lopez, Donald S. Translator(s): Lopez, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
In a culture where poetry is considered the highest form of human language, Gendun Chopel is revered as Tibet's greatest modern poet. Born in 1903 as British troops were preparing to invade his homeland, he was identified at any early age as the incarnation of a famous lama and became a Buddhist monk, excelling in the debating courtyards of the great monasteries of Tibet. At the age of thirty-one, he gave up his monk's vows and set off for India, where he would wander, often alone and impoverished, for over a decade. Returning to Tibet, he was arrested by the ... Read more
In a culture where poetry is considered the highest form of human language, Gendun Chopel is revered as Tibet's greatest modern poet. Born in 1903 as British troops were preparing to invade his homeland, he was identified at any early age as the incarnation of a famous lama and became a Buddhist monk, excelling in the debating courtyards of the great monasteries of Tibet. At the age of thirty-one, he gave up his monk's vows and set off for India, where he would wander, often alone and impoverished, for over a decade. Returning to Tibet, he was arrested by the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Series
Buddhism and Modernity
Number of Pages
199
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226104522
SKU
V9780226104522
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About Gendun Chopel
Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan. He is the author or editor of several books, including, most recently The Madman's Middle Way: Reflections on Reality of the Tibetan Monk Gendun Chopel and Buddhism and Science: A ... Read more
Reviews for In the Forest of Faded Wisdom
"Gendun Chopel is one of the most important Tibetan intellectuals of the twentieth century. In bringing together Gendun Chopel's poetry in translation, In the Forest of Faded Wisdom is an important contribution to the study of Asian literary arts in general and to Tibetan studies in particular." - Jose Cabezon, University of California, Santa Barbara"