Laughing Vajra: the outcast clown, satirical guru and smiling Buddha in Milarepa's songs
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Milarepa (1052�1135) was a Tibetan yogi who is one of Tibet's most well-known poets and beloved cultural figures. His stories and songs were at first re-told at first orally and later through literature, only reaching their classical form in the version of his story by Tsangny�n Heruka (1452�1502) in the late fifteenth century. This chapter explores how humour is used in the various literary re-tellings of his story and songs. In particular, it focuses on the use of three modes of humour...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Gamble, Ruth | |
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dc.contributor.editor | David Templeman | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-10T22:18:24Z | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9781876924775 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/51405 | |
dc.description.abstract | Milarepa (1052�1135) was a Tibetan yogi who is one of Tibet's most well-known poets and beloved cultural figures. His stories and songs were at first re-told at first orally and later through literature, only reaching their classical form in the version of his story by Tsangny�n Heruka (1452�1502) in the late fifteenth century. This chapter explores how humour is used in the various literary re-tellings of his story and songs. In particular, it focuses on the use of three modes of humour deliverance in his writing. In the first of these he positions himself as a trickster outsider who pokes fun at society's norms. In the second, he uses satire and irony in his role as guru. And in the third, he expresses repeatedly the uninhibited joy that results from mystical realisations. | |
dc.publisher | Monash University ePress | |
dc.relation.ispartof | New views of Tibetan culture | |
dc.source.uri | http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/48591760 | |
dc.title | Laughing Vajra: the outcast clown, satirical guru and smiling Buddha in Milarepa's songs | |
dc.type | Book chapter | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 210100 - ARCHAEOLOGY | |
local.identifier.absfor | 220406 - Studies in Eastern Religious Traditions | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u4455832xPUB223 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Gamble, Ruth, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 137 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 166 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 950203 - Languages and Literature | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-11-22T07:37:04Z | |
local.bibliographicCitation.placeofpublication | Melbourne, Australia | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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