Book Summary
With unsurpassed honesty and humility, the highly influential meditation master Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche offers a glimpse into the remarkable reality of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as an in depth portrait of the lost culture of old Tibet. This grand narrative stretches across generations, providing an inspiring glimpse into a realm of remarkable human achievement quite different from our familiar, mundane world. Intimate in tone, these personal memoirs recount the influences and experiences that shaped one of the great spiritual teachers of our time. Blazing Splendor is of both spiritual and historical importance. About the Author Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920-1996) was one of the outstanding Tibetan Buddhist teachers of his generation. Forced into exile by the Communist invasion of Tibet, he came to settle in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. While spending over 25 years in retreat, he not only taught extensively, but also founded numerous monasteries and retreat centers all over the world. He is the author of such popular books as Rainbow Painting and As It Is Vols. I & II.
Book Details
Book Name | Blazing Splendor: The Memoirs Of The Dzogchen Yogi |
Author | Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Erik Pema Kunsang, Marcia Binder Schmidt |
Publisher | North Atlantic Books, Rangjung Yeshe (08/2005) |
ISBN | 9789627341567 |
Pages | 432 |
Language | English |
Price | 1063 |