Study on the Buddhist deity Avalokitesvara, with reconstruction of the original Sanskrit text of the hymn, from the Chinese fragmentary Bhagavad-dharma Amoghavarjra, Vajrabodhi, and Chih-t'ung and from Korean, Sogdian and Tibetan texts. One chapter is devoted to the iconography …
Study on the Buddhist deity Avalokitesvara, with reconstruction of the original Sanskrit text of the hymn, from the Chinese fragmentary Bhagavad-dharma Amoghavarjra, Vajrabodhi, and Chih-t'ung and from Korean, Sogdian and Tibetan texts. One chapter is devoted to the iconography …
In Becoming Kuan Yin, Levine shares the tale of Miao Shan, born centuries ago to a cruel king who wanted her to marry a wealthy but uncaring man. This is the story of how Miao Shan refused to follow the path her father had in mind and, instead, became Kuan Yin, the first acknowl…
"In his long career as a poet, Buddhist teacher, spiritual advisor, and writer, Stephen Levine has changed our understanding of death and dying. In Becoming Kuan Yin, Levine's first new book in many years, he turns to the legend of Kuan Yin, the Bbodhistitva venerated by East As…
