{"product_id":"longing-to-awaken-holly-gayley-9780813950686","title":"Longing to Awaken: Buddhist Devotion in Tibetan Poetry and Song","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn indispensable collection of Buddhist devotional poems and songs\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLonging to Awaken \u003c\/i\u003efeatures twenty-five translations of Buddhist devotional poems and songs composed by revered Tibetan masters from diverse traditions and time periods. The anthology invites readers to experience a variety of poetic forms that embody a range of emotions, from grief and longing to skepticism and humor, demonstrating the ways that poetry can inspire faith as well as reflect the profundity and at times fraught nature of the teacher-student relationship. This collection gives weight to literary--not simply literal--translation as a crucial endeavor in the transmission of Buddhism today, one with the potential to raise the profile of Tibetan poetry onto the stage of global literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring a remarkable interview with esteemed Tibetan master Jetsün Khandro Rinpoché to elucidate Buddhist devotion and a landmark essay by Lama Jabb articulating a Tibetan theory for translating poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Holly Gayley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813950686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813950686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Holly Gayley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44790139257087,"sku":"9780813950686","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84ea9755-c5c6-4c67-8fdd-e639e9b5b612.jpg?v=1707288064","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/longing-to-awaken-holly-gayley-9780813950686","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}