Himalayan hermitess : the life of a Tibetan Buddhist nun /
Orgyan Chokyi spent her entire life in Dolpo, expressly forbidden to write her life story by her master. Despite being illiterate she did so anyway, after receiving divine inspiration to compose one of the most forthright and engaging spiritual autobiographies of the Tibetan literary tradition.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | With English translation of the Life of Orgyan Chokyi. |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Orgyan Chokyi spent her entire life in Dolpo, expressly forbidden to write her life story by her master. Despite being illiterate she did so anyway, after receiving divine inspiration to compose one of the most forthright and engaging spiritual autobiographies of the Tibetan literary tradition. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 220 pages) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-213) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781423726333 1423726332 9780195348422 0195348427 9781280704307 1280704306 9780199849932 0199849935 9786610704309 6610704309 |