
The Great Image
The Life Story of Vairochana the Translator
Shambhala Publications Inc (Publisher)
Published on 9. November 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
366 pages
978-1-59030-069-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book is the autobiography of the great scholar and translator Vairochana, as told to a group of his students near the end of his life in the eighth century. Responsible for bringing seminal Buddhist teachings to Tibet from India, his deep understanding of the Dharma was what enabled him to translate the essence of enlightened mind, conveyed in the Sanskrit texts, with great accuracy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1 HALFTONE
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
597 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59030-069-5 (9781590300695)
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The Life Story of Vairochana the Translator
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Ani Jinba Palmo, born and educated in Holland, is a nun in the Tibetan tradition. She was a student of and translator for Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche until his death in 1991. She currently divides her time between retreats in Nepal and India and translating for Tibetan teachers in the United States and Europe.
Introduction
Foreword
Translation