King of the Empty Plain

By: Cyrus Stearns

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Synopsis: "Tangtong Gyalpo, the King of the Empty Plain, the famous and beloved wild engineer-saint of Tibet and Bhutan, is surely one of the most fascinating and brilliant characters ever to appear in Buddhist legend and literature. Even now he has a presence in nearly every household in Tibet. . . . Cyrus Stearns has been intimately involved with the life and teachings of this great adept for over thirty years. . . . This book embodies the fruition of that devotion, of masterful scholarship, and of an integrated understanding of the material. How fortunate that we all now have access to this great story in a worthy translation and illuminating commentary. "-Sarah Harding, author of Machik's Complete Explanation