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Remembering the Lotus-Born: Padmasambhava History of Tibet's Golden Age
Remembering the Lotus-Born: Padmasambhava History of Tibet's Golden Age in Bloomington, MN
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Remembering the Lotus-Born
sheds light on the work of Nyangrel Nyima Öser (1124–92), one of the most influential yet least known figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. His pivotal work, the
Copper Island
, is the story of how the Indian tantric master Padmasambhava brought Buddhism to the region. This work elevated Padmasambhava to central importance in Tibetan history, and made treasure revelation and recognized reincarnations among the institutions that still define Tibetan culture.
Tibetan and Western scholars alike have long assumed that the
Copper Island Biography of Padmasambhava
was originally presented as a treasure text (
terma
). However, investigating the sources of this narrative shows that rather than wholesale invention or simple revelation, the
was a product of the Tibetan assimilation and innovation of core Indian Buddhist literary traditions. These traditions were well known to Nyangrel, who is renowned as the first of the great Buddhist treasure revealers.
takes an unprecedented look at Nyangrel’s work in the
, including his contributions to hagiography, reincarnation theory, treasure recovery, historiography.
Drawing all these threads together, it concludes by comparing all the available versions of Nyangrel’s Padmasambhava narrative to challenge long-held assumptions and clarify its origin and transmission.
It received an Honorable Mention from the E. Gene Smith Book Prize Competition in 2018 by the Association for Asian Studies.
sheds light on the work of Nyangrel Nyima Öser (1124–92), one of the most influential yet least known figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. His pivotal work, the
Copper Island
, is the story of how the Indian tantric master Padmasambhava brought Buddhism to the region. This work elevated Padmasambhava to central importance in Tibetan history, and made treasure revelation and recognized reincarnations among the institutions that still define Tibetan culture.
Tibetan and Western scholars alike have long assumed that the
Copper Island Biography of Padmasambhava
was originally presented as a treasure text (
terma
). However, investigating the sources of this narrative shows that rather than wholesale invention or simple revelation, the
was a product of the Tibetan assimilation and innovation of core Indian Buddhist literary traditions. These traditions were well known to Nyangrel, who is renowned as the first of the great Buddhist treasure revealers.
takes an unprecedented look at Nyangrel’s work in the
, including his contributions to hagiography, reincarnation theory, treasure recovery, historiography.
Drawing all these threads together, it concludes by comparing all the available versions of Nyangrel’s Padmasambhava narrative to challenge long-held assumptions and clarify its origin and transmission.
It received an Honorable Mention from the E. Gene Smith Book Prize Competition in 2018 by the Association for Asian Studies.
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