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<p>As the second millennium drew to a close, the Seventeenth Karmapa leapt from the roof of his monastery in Tibet. Evading his Chinese guards, the fourteen-year-old spiritual leader began a grueling, dangerous journey to India. The Karmapa's picture has appeared all over the world since then, yet his own words are hard to find. Now for the first time in print, <i>Music in the Sky</i> offers a series of the Karmapa's profound teachings an extensive selection of his poetry and a detailed and gripping account of his life and flight from his homeland.</p> <p>Readers will be captivated by this wonderfully accessible and profound book. <i>Music in the Sky</i> concludes with brief biographies of all sixteen previous Karmapas, specially composed for this collection by the highly respected Seventh Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. Here the reader will discover the compelling histories of the first Tibetan masters to be recognized as reincarnate lamas. <i>Music in the Sky</i> presents a definitive portrait of the Seventeenth Karmapa, strengthened and illuminated by an authoritative depiction of his place in one of the world's most revered lines of spiritual teachers.</p>

Author

Martin, Michele

Publisher

Snow Lion Publications, Incorporated

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781559398497

Subjects

Memoir, Buddhism, History