Longing to Awaken : Buddhist Devotion in Tibetan Poetry and Song / Holly Gayley and Dominique Townsend.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gayley, Holly, author.

Townsend, Dominique, author.

Series:

Traditions and transformations in Tibetan Buddhism.

Traditions and Transformations in Tibetan Buddhism Series

Language:

English

Tibetan

Subjects (All):

Buddhist poetry, Tibetan.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, [2024]

Language Note:

Poems translated from Tibetan.

Summary:

"An indispensable collection of Buddhist devotional poems and songsLonging to Awaken features twenty-two translations of Buddhist devotional poems and songs composed by revered Tibetan masters from diverse traditions and time periods. The anthology invites readers to experience a variety of poetic forms that embody a range of emotions, from grief and longing to skepticism and humor, demonstrating the ways that poetry can inspire faith as well as reflect the profundity and at times fraught nature of the teacher-student relationship. This collection gives weight to literary-not simply literal-translation as a crucial endeavor in the transmission of Buddhism today, one with the potential to raise the profile of Tibetan poetry onto the stage of global literature"-- Provided by publisher.

"Longing to Awaken comprises twenty-two translations of Buddhist devotional poems and songs written by revered masters from diverse traditions and time periods. It is an anthology that invites readers to experience a variety of forms of literary expression embodying a range of emotions, from sadness and anger to yearning and humor, demonstrating the ways that poetry can inspire faith and devotion as well as reflect and express it. This collection gives weight to literary-not simply literal-translation as a crucial endeavor in the transmission of Buddhism today, one with the potential to raise the profile of Tibetan poetry onto the stage of global literature"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Devotion and Discernment: Editors' Interview with Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche

An Act of Bardo: Translating Tibetan Poetry / Lama Jabb

Devotional Poetry and Songs from Tibet: 1. An Ocean of Melodies / Je Tsongkapa ; Translated by Gedun Rabsal and Nicole Willock

2. Milarepa Meets the Huntsman / Rangjung Dorje ; Translated by Andrew Quintman

3. A Sarcastic Song / Rechungpa ; Translated by Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche and Lara Braitstein

4. Longchenpa's Lineage Prayer / Longchen Rabjam ; Translated by Renee L. Ford

5. The Mighty Siddha and the Arrogant King / Orgyen Lingpa ; Translated by Joshua Brallier

6. Yeshe Tsogyal Laments / Dorje Lingpa ; Translated by Jue Liang

7. A Singular Devotion / Kunga Drolchok ; Translated by Sarah Harding

8. The Dawn of Felicity / Tsang Khenchen ; Translated by Jetsun Deleplanque

9. Devotion in the Face of Death / Terdak Lingpa ; Translated by Dominique Townsend

10. Wandering in the Wilderness / Mingyur Peldrön ; Translated by Alison Melnick Dyer

11. Jigme Lingpa's Wild Devotion / Jigme Lingpa ; Translated by Willa Blythe Baker

12. The Language of Loyalty / Doring Tenzin Peljor ; Translated by Riga Shakya

13. Songs of the View / Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol ; Translated by Rachel H. Pang

14. The Emissary of Renunciation / Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo ; Translated by Oriane Lavole

15. Delighting the Bard-Saints / Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo ; Translated by Miguel Sawaya

16. Nechung's Dream / Draktsel Dorje ; Translated by Natasha L. Mikles

17. A Fantasy Tale of Two Birds / Sera Khandro ; Translated by Christina Lee Monson

18. Love, Death, and Devotion between Yab and Yum / Sera Khandro ; Translated by Sarah H. Jacoby

19. Inspiration for Spiritual Practice / Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo ; Translated by Chime Lama

20. The Non-Song / Khangsar Tenpe Wangchuk ; Translated by Lowell Cook

21. The Lament of an Old Man / Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok ; Translated by Palden Gyal

22. Mourning the Passing of Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok / Ngawang Lozang, Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok, Lo Jamyang, and Lungtok Tenzin ; Translated by Holly Gayley

23. In Praise of Jetsünma Mumtso / Khenmo Norzin ; Translated by Padma 'tsho (Baimacuo)

24. Tracing the Footsteps of Tibetan Mothers / Wo Jik Jil ; Translated by Miranda Arocha Smith

25. Praise to the Nubri Valley / Tulku Karma Rinpoche ; Translated by Mason Brown

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8139-5070-8

OCLC:

1416962887