Songs of love, poems of sadness
Subtitle: the erotic verse of the Sixth Dalai Lama
By: translated from the Tibetan, with an introductory essay and notes for appreciation by Paul Williams.
Contributors: Tshaṅs-dbyaṅs-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama VI, 1683-1706.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng; tib
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9781850434795
Subjects: Tshaṅs-dbyaṅs-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama VI, 1683-1706 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Tshaṅs-dbyaṅs-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama VI, 1683-1706 -- Translations into English.
Genres: Translations into English.
Description: The Sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso (1683-1706), refused to take full monastic vows, returned the vows that he had already taken, and loved alcohol, archery, and women with a passion that perhaps suggests he had a premonition of his early death at the age of twenty-four. He also wrote a remarkable collection of love poetry. In this book, the author offers a completely new translation of the erotic poems attributed to the Sixth Dalai Lama. With hints on how to read the verses, as well as explanations of obscure points or allusions, the author makes this extraordinary Dalai Lama and his verses accessible to those with no background in the study of Buddhism or Tibet. This first translation to be based on the latest critical edition will be of great interest to those eager to learn more about Eastern religion and spirituality.
Notes: In English and Tibetan (romanized); includes translation from Tibetan.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-174) and indexes.