The All-Pervading Melodious Drumbeat

The All-Pervading Melodious Drumbeat The Life of Ra Lotsawa - Penguin Classics

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The All-Pervading Melodious Drumbeat tells the story of Ra Lotsawa Dorjé Drak. Though canonized as a saint and a fully enlightened buddha, the eleventh-century Ra Lotsawa's life story presents a darker path than those taken by Siddhartha Gautama or Milarepa.

Viewed by some as a murderous villain and by others as a liberator of human suffering, Ra Lotsawa used his formidable power and magical abilities to defeat his rivals, gain a devoted following, and grow rich. Despite these deeds, his fame also rests on an illustrious career as a translator of Buddhist scriptures, through which he helped spark a renaissance of Buddhism in Tibet. A classic account of one of the most colourful and memorable figures in Tibetan Buddhist history.

Book information

ISBN: 9780142422618
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 294.3923092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xliv, 363
Weight: 350g
Height: 132mm
Width: 197mm
Spine width: 19mm