Roger Jackson provides accurate, accessible translations of three classics of medieval Indian Buddhist mysticism: the "couplet-treasuries" of the great tantric masters Saraha, Kanha, and Tilopa. Since their composition around 1000 CE, these poems have exerted a powerful influence on spiritual life, as well as poetry and song, in India, Nepal, and Tibet. Jackson's fresh translations allow the poetry to shine through, capturing the sense and spirit of the poems in the original. Jackson offers a thorough introduction that deftly summarizes the latest scholarship, situating the poems in their historical context and making them accessible not only to scholars but also to students and practitioners.
Tantric Treasures, Roger R. Jackson, tr., OUP, Paperback, 192 pages, $35.95
ROGER R. JACKSON is a Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies and Religion at Carleton College. He has nearly fifty years of experience studying and practicing Buddhism and has authored numerous books on Indian and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, meditation, and ritual.
Abbreviations xi
Introduction 3
Saraha's Treasury of Couplets 53
Kanha's Treasury of Couplets 117
Tilopa's Treasury of Couplets 129
Notes 143
Bibliography 149
Index 157
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