Songs of Spiritual Experience

Tibetan Buddhist Poems of Insight and Awakening

Thupten Jinpa, Jas Elsner, H.H. the Dalai Lama

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Shambhala Publications Inc
15 February 2014

Buddhism; Buddhist worship, rites & ceremonies; Tibetan Buddhism

A remarkable collection of Tibetan religious verse--of interest to students of any spiritual tradition.

A remarkable collection of Tibetan religious verse--of interest to students of any spiritual tradition.

The first major anthology of Tibetan spiritual poetry available in the West, Songs of Spiritual Experience offers original translations of fifty-two poems from all the traditions

and schools of Tibetan Buddhism, spanning the eleventh to the twentieth

centuries. These poems communicate spiritual insight with grace and

precision, addressing the themes of impermanence, solitude, guru

devotion, emptiness, mystic consciousness, and the path of awakening.

Also included here is a thorough introduction exploring the

characteristics of Tibetan verse and its role in Buddhism and a glossary

containing notes on the poems.

Foreword by: H.H. the Dalai Lama
Translated by: Thupten Jinpa, Jas Elsner
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 349g
ISBN: 9781570629112
ISBN 10: 1570629110
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 15 February 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

THUPTEN JINPA is the principal English translator for the Dalai Lama. He holds a PhD in religious studies from Cambridge University, as well as a Lharam degree, the Tibetan equivalent to a doctorate in divinity. He is president of the Institute of Tibetan Classics, an organization dedicated to translating key classical Tibetan texts into contemporary languages. JAŚ ELSNER is a senior research fellow at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University. He has published widely on the topics of art and religion.

Reviews for Songs of Spiritual Experience: Tibetan Buddhist Poems of Insight and Awakening

“This collection presents poems from the 11th Century through today. These 52 poems are broken down into thematic sections, so you can find a theme that strikes you rather than follow a chronology. You can choose from the transience of life, solitude, finding a guru, emptiness, awakenings, and mystic visions. There’s also a section of poems that focus on the life of the poets in a Buddhist, reflective way. To help along with understanding the philosophies in the verses, there are several introductions, a glossary, and notes. Basically, this book can act as a class in Tibetan Buddhism and poetry all at once.”—Book Riot