Placeholder text

Go to cart

Born In Tibet

By Chogyam Trungpa

Product Image: Born In Tibet

Born In Tibet

- Used - very good
Description
Chögyam Trungpa-meditation master, scholar, and artist-was identified at the age of only thirteen months as a major tulku, or reincarnation of an enlightened teacher. As the eleventh in the teaching lineage known as the Trungpa tulkus, he underwent a period of intensive training in meditation, philosophy, and fine arts, receiving full ordination as a monk in 1958 at the age of eighteen. The following year, the Chinese Communists invaded Tibet, and the young Trungpa spent many harrowing months trekking over the Himalayas, narrowly escaping capture. Trungpa's account of his experiences as a young monk, his duties as the abbot and spiritual head of a great monastery, and his moving relationships with his teachers offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the life of a Tibetan lama. The memoir concludes with his daring escape from Tibet to India. In an epilogue, he describes his emigration to the West, where he encountered many people eager to learn about the ancient wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
4
Number of Pages:
298
Release Date:
2000-10-10
Publication Date:
2000-10-10
Publisher:
Shambhala
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1570627142
ISBN13:
9781570627149
Weight:
423 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
Currently sold out