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Monson, Elizabeth L., author.
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ʾBrug-smyon Kun-dgaʾ-legs-pa, 1455-1529.
ʾBrug-pa lamas -- Bhutan -- Biography.
ʾBrug-pa lamas -- Tibet Region -- Biography.
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Tales of a mad yogi ...
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Tales of a mad yogi : the life and wild wisdom of Drukpa Kunley / Elizabeth L. Monson.
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Monson, Elizabeth L., author.
Boulder, Colorado : Snow Lion [2021]
Subjects
ʾBrug-smyon Kun-dgaʾ-legs-pa, 1455-1529.
ʾBrug-pa lamas -- Bhutan -- Biography.
ʾBrug-pa lamas -- Tibet Region -- Biography.
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9781611807059 (trade paperback) :
1611807050 (trade paperback)
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xvi, 234 pages ; 23 cm
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First edition.
Contents:
Changes -- The Attendant -- Renunciation -- Demons and Dakinis -- Teachers and Teachings -- Pilgrimage -- The State of the Field -- Journey to Mön and the Tiger's Nest -- The Long Rong Demoness -- Changdana -- Breaking the Bonds -- Dying at Aja Ney -- Return to Tibet -- The Tseringma Sisters -- Creating the Takin -- Mother's Death and Return to Tibet -- Writing a Life -- Father and Son -- Dakinis and Death -- Appendix 1: Two Accounts of Drukpa Kunley's Life and Death -- Appendix 2: Description of the Formation of the Four-Part Biography of Drukpa Kunley by His Reincarnation, the Mad Monk of Mon (Colophon to Volume Ka)
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"Drukpa Kunley is one of the great masters of Bhutan known for his unusual, non-conformist behavior, often related to women. A 15th century saint, he is beloved in Bhutan in particular where nearly every house is prominently decorated with his most famous, er, instrument. Almost every Tibetan and Bhutanese can tell his stories, but best when kids are not around. But the bawdiness is just the surface - this was a real wisdom being whose teachings continue to benefit many practitioners"--
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Hawaii State Library
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294.3923 Brug-smyon Kun-dga-legs-pa Mo
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