The All-Pervading Melodious Drumbeat: The Life of Ra Lotsawa

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Ra Yeshe Senge John F Priest Professor of Religion Bryan J Cuevas (Florida State University)

The All-Pervading Melodious Drumbeat

The Life of Ra Lotsawa

Ra Yeshe Senge, John F Priest Professor of Religion Bryan J Cuevas (Florida State University)

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Penguin Classics
23 September 2015

Biography: religious & spiritual; Tibetan Buddhism

Now available for the first time in a complete English translation, the wondrous story of one of the most notorious figures in Tibetan Buddhism- the infamous sorcerer Ra Lotsawa

The story of Tibet's notorious master of Buddhist sorcery-translated for the first time into English

An essential sacred text of Tibetan Buddhism, The All-Pervading Melodious Drumbeat tells the wondrous story of Ra Lotsawa Dorje Drak. Though he was can-onized 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 and Milarepa. Viewed by some as a mur-derous villain and by others as a liberator of human suffering, Ra Lotsawa used his formidable power and magical abilities to defeat his rivals, accumulate wealth, and amass a devoted following. His life offers a rare view into the often overlooked roles of magic and sorcery in the Buddhist tradition. Despite this sinister legacy, 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. This spirited new translation gives readers in English their first opportunity to encounter one of the most colorful and memorable figures in Tibetan Buddhist history.

For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

By: Ra Yeshe Senge
Translated by: John F Priest Professor of Religion Bryan J Cuevas (Florida State University)
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780142422618
ISBN 10: 0142422614
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 23 September 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

RA YESH SENG was the eldest son of Ra Lotsawa's nephew. He lived in Tibet's western province of Tsang around the late twelfth or early thirteenth century and is traditionally renowned as the first patriarch of what came to be known as the ""Western tradition"" of Ra Lotsawa's spiritual lineage. BRYAN J. CUEVAS is the author of Travels in the Netherworld- Buddhist Popular Narratives of Death and the Afterlife in Tibet, among other works. He is John F. Priest Professor of Religion and Director of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at Florida State University.

Reviews for The All-Pervading Melodious Drumbeat: The Life of Ra Lotsawa

There is no calculating the number of incorrigible people whom he vanquished, one and all, by killing, banishing, rendering, paralyzing and the like. All the lotsawas and learned scholars who turned the wheel of dharma had to resign before the mighty Ralo -- Taranatha The Wondrous Faith