Like An Illusion: Lives of the Shangpa Kagyu Masters - Softcover

Nicole Riggs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0970563906 ISBN 13: 9780970563903

Publisher: Dharma Cloud Pr, 2000

Synopsis

Like An Illusion: Lives of the Shangpa Kagyu Masters presents the lively, touching, vibrant tales of the rare Shangpa Kagyu lineage of Tibet. This is the first English translation of biographies written between 500 and 1000 years ago. Like An Illusion includes the biographies of two accomplished women, the dakinis Niguma and Sukhasiddhi. The life stories then continue through the lineage, from Khyungpo Naljor, great yogi of the Shangpa Lineage, to Mokchokpa, Kyergangpa, on down to Jetsun Taranatha.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Reminiscent of Milarepa's Songs, the stories in "Like An Illusion" combine enlightened songs, beautifully rendered in Nicole Riggs' translation, with profound wisdom. The translator also offers an introduction that looks at the importance of women in the lineage, the appeal of solitude to the Shangpa masters, and other features of this unique lineage.

About the Author:

Nicole Riggs worked on Like An Illusion over a period of five years while living in isolation in a camper and travelling with the seasons.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dharma Cloud Pr
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0970563906
• ISBN 13: 9780970563903
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336