Lion's Roar

Book Briefs for Winter 2016

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Painting of Indian monk Vasubandhu.Indian monk and philosopher Vasubandhu, 4-5th century. Source unknown.

We review “When Awareness Becomes Natural,” “Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara,” “Passing Through the Gateless Barrier,” and more.

Book Briefs for Spring 2016

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David M. DiValerio’s The Holy Madmen of Tibet (Oxford 2015) examines some of Tibetan history’s most fascinating figures. Diving straight into the grotesque for which these fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Kagyu “madmen” became known, DiValerio begins by describing Tsangnyon Heruka’s use of human remains as clothing and Drukpa Kunle’s verse about paying homage “not to the Buddha, […]

Book Briefs for Winter, 2015

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reviews, books, rory lindsay, lion's roar, buddhism, buddhadharma, a historical atlas of tibet, greek buddha, the buddha on wall street, the all pervading melodious drumbeat, buddhisms: an introduction, the chan whip anthology, strand of jewelsLhasa's main urban square in 1904.

Rory Lindsay reviews “A Historical Atlas of Tibet,” “The Buddha on Wall Street,” “Buddhisms: An Introduction,” “The Chan Whip Anthology,” and more.