{"product_id":"dreaming-the-great-brahmin-kurtis-r-schaeffer-9780195173734","title":"Dreaming the Great Brahmin: Tibetan Traditions of the Buddhist Poet-Saint Saraha","description":"\u003cem\u003eDreaming the Great Brahmin\u003c\/em\u003e explores the creation and recreation of Buddhist saints through narratives, poetry, art, ritual, and even dream visions. The first comprehensive cultural and literary history of the well-known Indian Buddhist poet saint Saraha, known as the Great Brahmin, this book argues that we should view Saraha not as the founder of a tradition, but rather as its product. Kurtis Schaeffer shows how images, tales, and teachings of Saraha were transmitted, transformed, and created by members of diverse Buddhist traditions in Tibet, India, Nepal, and Mongolia. The result is that there is not one Great Brahmin, but many. More broadly, Schaeffer argues that the immense importance of saints for Buddhism is best understood by looking at the creative adaptations of such figures that perpetuated their fame, for it is there that these saints come to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kurtis R. Schaeffer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195173732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195173734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.54w x 0.74d","brand":"Kurtis R. Schaeffer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054652551423,"sku":"9780195173734","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_82c6cdac-35c5-4875-a3ab-e25ee19c8340.jpg?v=1685031199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dreaming-the-great-brahmin-kurtis-r-schaeffer-9780195173734","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}