{"product_id":"the-autobiography-of-jamgon-kongtrul-a-gem-of-many-colors","title":"The Autobiography of Jamgon Kongtrul: A Gem of Many Colors","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-info-main\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"page-title-wrapper product\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Autobiography of Jamgon Kongtrul: A Gem of Many Colors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.shambhala.com\/authors\/a-f\/richard-barron-chokyi-nyima.html\"\u003eRichard Barron (Chokyi Nyima)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.shambhala.com\/authors\/a-f\/richard-barron-chokyi-nyima.html\"\u003eRichard Barron (Chokyi Nyima)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.shambhala.com\/authors\/g-n\/jamgon-kongtrul-lodro-taye.html\"\u003eJamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis extraordinary account of the life of Tibet’s Leonardo da Vinci provides, in his own words, an illuminating glimpse into the religion, culture, and politics of nineteenth-century Tibet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thayé (1813–1899) was one of the most influential figures and prolific writers in the Tibetan Buddhist world. He was a founder and the single most important proponent of the nonsectarian Rimé movement that flourished in eastern Tibet and remains popular today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume includes the first English translation of Kongtrul’s autobiography\u003ci\u003e, A Gem of Many Colors\u003c\/i\u003e, and two additional texts. The first, written by one of Kongtrul’s close personal students, discusses Kongtrul’s final days, his funeral, and the commemorative rites following his death. The second, authored by Kongtrul himself, recounts his past lives. Taken together, these three texts place Kongtrul firmly in his historical context as one of the most important Buddhist masters to ever hail from Tibet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shamb-meta-item\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e-Snow Lion\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shamb-meta-item\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e576 Pages \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tibetan Treasures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43462648168511,"sku":"T02146","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/0435\/5135\/files\/T02146_front_WO.jpg?v=1782527825","url":"https:\/\/tibetantreasures.com\/products\/the-autobiography-of-jamgon-kongtrul-a-gem-of-many-colors","provider":"Tibetan Treasures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}