Crazy for Wisdom

The Making of a Mad Yogin in Fifteenth-Century Tibet

By: Stefan Larsson

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Paperback | 14 September 2012

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In his early twenties, the Tibetan monk Sangy Gyaltsen (1452-1507) left his monastery to become a wandering tantric yogin. As he moved from place to place, seeking enlightenment beyond the bounds of monasticism, his behavior became increasingly erratic. While some were shocked or even angered by his actions, others were drawn to him. Tsangny n's followers described his transgressive behaviors as enlightened action, rooted in authoritative Buddhist scripture. Using biographical sources, Stefan Larsson explores Sangy Gyaltsen's transformation into the charismatic 'Madman of Tsang, ' Tsangny n Heruka.
Best known today as the author of the Life of Milarepa, Tsangny n Heruka was one of the most influential mad yogins of Tibet. His biography brings its reader face-to-face with an unexpected aspect of Buddhist practice that flourished in fifteenth-century Tibet.

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'The author is a knowledgeable and skilled translator, and his writing is clear and jargon-free. The translations and expositions of the hagiographies are valuable because these works have not, to my knowledge, received extensive treatment elsewhere... all in all Larsson's book offers valuable information on an immensely important player in Tibet's pre-Ganden-Potrang religious culture, with promise for future scholarship. The volume should be seen as a fruitful beginning for a longer-term project.' Carl S. Yamamoto, Towson University, Himalaya XXXII (2012)

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