Rare paintings set aside life stories of each of the eighty-four wild Buddhist saints of ancient India.
DONALD S. LOPEZ JR. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies and Chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan. He specializes in late Indian Mahayana Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism and is the author of numerous books, including A Study of Svatantrika, The Madman's Middle Way, and Prisoners of Shangri-La.
“Seeing the Sacred in Samsara is a gem that should adorn the
library of every Tibetan Buddhist or that of anyone who has more
than a passing interest in Tibetan Buddhism. This book brings to
life the stories of the Indian mahāsiddhas, hugely important
figures in the imagination of the
Tibetan Vajrayana tradition.”—Thupten Jinpa, Principal English
Translator to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
“Commissioned from an artist in eastern Tibet by a senior member of
the Thirteenth Dalai Lama’s government but never displayed or
published before, these remarkable paintings offer fresh insight
into the workings of a master painter and the conversion of
religious concepts into images. Written with his characteristic
clarity and elegance, Professor Lopez has produced a book that will
be a delight for admirers of Tibetan painting and a wonderful
resource for students of Tibetan Buddhism.”—Clare Harris, Professor
of Visual Anthropology, University of Oxford
“This book makes available for the first time a beautiful set of
paintings of the Indian siddhas from early twentieth century Tibet.
Lopez’s introduction provides the reader with a marvelous overview
of the siddhas, their social context, the tantric tradition to
which they belonged, their doctrines, and their depiction in
Tibetan art history. A feast for both the eye and the mind, Seeing
the Sacred in Samsara is a superb primer on one of the most
important and fascinating saintly confederations in all of Buddhist
history.”—José Cabezón, Dalai Lama Professor of Tibetan Buddhism
and Cultural Studies, University of California Santa Barbara
"Seeing the Sacred in Samsara is a wonder, a one-of-a-kind
collection... It will serve as a timeless inspiration for all
wisdom seekers for generations to come."—New York Journal of Books
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