Crazy for Wisdom

The Making of a Mad Yogin in Fifteenth-Century Tibet
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-20393-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 30, 354 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 694 g

Reihe: Brill's Tibetan Studies Library

In his early twenties, the Tibetan monk Sangyé Gyaltsen (1452–1507) left his monastery to become a wandering tantric yogin. As he moved from place to place, seeking enlightenment beyond the bounds of monasticism, his behavior became increasingly erratic. While some were shocked or even angered by his actions, others were drawn to him. Tsangnyön’s followers described his transgressive behaviors as enlightened action, rooted in authoritative Buddhist scripture. Using biographical sources, Stefan Larsson explores Sangyé Gyaltsen’s transformation into the charismatic ‘Madman of Tsang,’ Tsangnyön Heruka.
Best known today as the author of the Life of Milarepa, Tsangnyön Heruka was one of the most influential mad yogins of Tibet. His biography brings its reader face-to-face with an unexpected aspect of Buddhist practice that flourished in fifteenth-century Tibet.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in Religious Studies, Buddhism, Tibetan religion and culture, Tibetan history, Tantric Buddhism, Buddhist biography, the Kagyü tradition, Milarepa, holy madness and crazy wisdom.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Larsson, Stefan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Buddhismus: Leben & Praxis, Soziale Aspekte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Tibetischer Buddhismus

Über Autor(innen)

Larsson, Stefan
Stefan Larsson, Ph.D. (2009) in History of Religions, Stockholm University, is a postdoctoral fellow at University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses upon the non-monastic and practice-oriented aspects of Tibetan Buddhism, particularly as evidenced in Buddhist songs and biographical literature.