{"product_id":"dreaming-the-great-brahmin-tibetan-traditions-of-the-buddhist-poet-saint-saraha-9780195173734","title":"Dreaming the Great Brahmin: Tibetan Traditions of the Buddhist Poet-Saint Saraha","description":"\u003cem\u003eDreaming the Great Brahmin\u003c\/em\u003e explores the creation and recreation of Buddhist saints through narratives, poetry, art, ritual, and even dream visions. The first comprehensive cultural and literary history of the well-known Indian Buddhist poet saint Saraha, known as the Great Brahmin, this book argues that we should view Saraha not as the founder of a tradition, but rather as its product. Kurtis Schaeffer shows how images, tales, and teachings of Saraha were transmitted, transformed, and created by members of diverse Buddhist traditions in Tibet, India, Nepal, and Mongolia. The result is that there is not one Great Brahmin, but many. More broadly, Schaeffer argues that the immense importance of saints for Buddhism is best understood by looking at the creative adaptations of such figures that perpetuated their fame, for it is there that these saints come to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kurtis R. Schaeffer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.54w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195173734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKurtis R. Schaeffer\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Alabama. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eHimalayan Hermitess: The Life of a Tibetan Buddhist Nun\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2003).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40078471954547,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":105.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_18572874-c3e1-445d-bfbe-93b70e73e4ec.jpg?v=1652191134","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/dreaming-the-great-brahmin-tibetan-traditions-of-the-buddhist-poet-saint-saraha-9780195173734","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}