The life of Shabkar
Subtitle: the autobiography of a Tibetan yogin
By: translated from the Tibetan by Matthieu Ricard ... [et al.] ; edited by Constance Wilkinson, with Michal Abrams, and other members of the Padmakara Translation Group ; with a foreword by His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama.
Contributors: Ricard, Matthieu.; Wilkinson, Constance.; Abrams, Michal.
Publisher: Snow Lion Publications
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Ithaca, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 705
Subjects: Źabs-dkar Tshogs-drug-raṅ-grol, 1781-1851; Lamas -- China -- Tibet -- Biography; Yogins -- China -- Tibet -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "The Life of Shabkar has long been recognized by Tibetans as one of the masterworks of their religious heritage.".

"Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol devoted himself to many years of meditation in solitary retreat after his inspired youth and early training in the province of Amdo under the guidance of several extraordinary Buddhist masters. With determination and courage, he mastered the highest and most esoteric practices of the Tibetan tradition of the Great Perfection. He then wandered far and wide over the Himalayan region expressing his realization.".

"Shabkar's autobiography vividly reflects the values and visionary imagery of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the social and cultural life of early nineteenth-century Tibet."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 607-616) and indexes.
"The detailed narration of the life and liberation of the great vajra-holder Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol, refuge and protector for all sentient beings of this dark age."
"Table of songs, letters, teachings, and major events.": p. 625-632.