The Great Image
The Life Story of Vairochana the Translator
Foreword by Dilgo Khyentse
Translated by Ani Jinba Palmo
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Shambhala Publications11/09/2004Pages: 366Size: 6 x 9ISBN: 9781590300695DetailsThis book is the autobiography of the great scholar and translator Vairochana, as told to a group of his students near the end of his life in the eighth century. Responsible for bringing seminal Buddhist teachings to Tibet from India, his deep understanding of the Dharma was what enabled him to translate the essence of enlightened mind, conveyed in the Sanskrit texts, with great accuracy.RelatedCheck items to add to the cart orAuthor BioAni Jinba Palmo, born and educated in Holland, is a nun in the Tibetan tradition. She was a student of and translator for Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche until his death in 1991. She currently divides her time between retreats in Nepal and India and translating for Tibetan teachers in the United States and Europe.Praise"The great translator Vairochana, crown ornament of all the Indian and Tibetan scholars, who was equal in realization and accomplishment to the second buddha from Oddiyana, extended the life force of the Buddhist teachings and living beings in Tibet in one lifetime." —Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
"We should read biographies of sublime beings and ponder their qualities in order to receive their blessings and go beyond time and space as they have done." —Thinley Norbu Rinpoche
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