The Buddha from Dolpo: A Study of the Life and Thought of the Tibetan Master Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen

by Cyrus Stearns

Examines the life and thought of Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen (1292-1361), one of the most important thinkers in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and one whose ideas have excited controversy from his day to the present.

Genres: Buddhism, History

338 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2010

Reviews

[Duncan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very interesting book.I don't know much about the Kalacakra, which may be part of the reason I found this quite hard to fully grasp - it's one of those books that needs to be read again to deepen the readers meaning.

[Timothy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesomeness, but though this philosophy is liberating if you have read too much rangtong stuff, it is quite dangerous if taken out of context. It was actually banned in Tibet. But don't read it for that reason, make sure you have a pure motivation of "for the welfare of others, to wish for complete perfect enlightenment." Tho it talks about other-emptiness, this does not refer to a rejection of other, rather to realizing that that which appears as other is really only designated that way and not truly other.