Taranatha's The Life of Krishnacarya / Kangha, by David Templeman

Softcover, 176 pages, Dharamsala 1989, new

Jonang Taranatha 1575-1634) wrote some most important texts on the growth and development of Buddhism in India. First translated by Schiefner and Grünwedel have been widely used by scholars in the past. Although Taranatha's works must be used with some reservations when they refer to royal genealogy and political events, in general they are often able to shed light on the growth and diffusion in this confusing and little-known era ...
The present biography of Krisnacarya would appear to fit into the group of texts eulogising Cakrasamvara.

Autor: Taranatha, David Templeman
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