The Tibetan saint Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), the founder of the Dalai Lama's tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, was renowned for his vast learning, meditational achievements, influential writings on practice and philosophy, and reform of tantric religious practices. A deeply humble and religious man, he expressed himself in exquisite verse. Here, twenty-one devotional poems by Tsongkhapa are presented in both the original Tibetan and in English translation. Each verse -- dedicated to the Buddha, bodhisattvas, and lamas -- ...
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The Tibetan saint Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), the founder of the Dalai Lama's tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, was renowned for his vast learning, meditational achievements, influential writings on practice and philosophy, and reform of tantric religious practices. A deeply humble and religious man, he expressed himself in exquisite verse. Here, twenty-one devotional poems by Tsongkhapa are presented in both the original Tibetan and in English translation. Each verse -- dedicated to the Buddha, bodhisattvas, and lamas -- illuminates some aspect of the Buddhist path. Gavin Kilty's commentary places each prayer into context, and his careful, artful translations will appeal to anyone with a love of poetry.
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