The story of Tibet s notorious master of Buddhist sorcery translated for the first time into English
An essential sacred text of Tibetan Buddhism, "The All-Pervading Melodious Drumbeat "tells the wondrous story of Ra Lotsawa Dorje Drak. Though he was canonized as a saint and a fully enlightened buddha, the eleventh-century Ra Lotsawa s life story presents a darker path than those taken by Siddhartha Gautama and Milarepa. Viewed by some as a murderous villain and by others as a liberator of human suffering, Ra Lotsawa used his formidable power and magical abilities to defeat his rivals,...