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Foreword
This special issue of the Revue d’Études Tibétaines is devoted to Mi la ras pa’s biographical compendia, a specific category of elaborated hagiographies gathering numerous episodes and spiritual songs prior to gTsang smyon He ru ka’s famous Life and Songs. It consists of a twofold study elaborated in concert by the two authors.
The first article by Kristin Blancke, Life and Songs of the Glorious Laughing Vajra, The “bZhad pa’i rDo rje Compendia,” presents a general overview and analysis of the at present available compendia introducing a new classification of the various texts based on the comparison of their content.
The second article by Etienne Bock, Groping in the Dark Treasury, offers a detailed presentation of a manuscript hosted at the Tibet Museum – Fondation Alain Bordier. In a systematic comparison of the manuscript with the other available versions of the compendia, it explores the entire corpus and questions the present understanding on a variety of topics.
As this is a single work in two parts, the bibliographical references are available at the end of the volume along with the Appendixes. The authors want to express their sincere gratitude to Cécile Ducher and Marta Sernesi for their valuable advice and for reviewing the articles.
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Two articles regarding recent research on the Mi la ras pa Biographical Compendia. K. Blancke & E.Bock
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