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- catalog abstract "A tale of love and adventure in 18th Century Tibet by a writer of the day. The hero is Prince Kumaradvitiya who gives up his kingdom to follow a life of abnegation and meditation as taught by Buddha. The meditation, which is in verse and prose, yields flashbacks of a sinful life.".
- catalog alternative "Gżon nu zla med kyi gtam rgyud. English".
- catalog contributor b9485303.
- catalog contributor b9485304.
- catalog contributor b9485305.
- catalog coverage "Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Fiction.".
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "A tale of love and adventure in 18th Century Tibet by a writer of the day. The hero is Prince Kumaradvitiya who gives up his kingdom to follow a life of abnegation and meditation as taught by Buddha. The meditation, which is in verse and prose, yields flashbacks of a sinful life.".
- catalog description "In which Prince Kumaradvitiya gives his kingdom to his younger half-brother and departs alone for his exile in the forest -- In which his subjects unsuccessfully attempt to prevent Prince Kumaradvitiya from going to a forest hermitage -- In which Bhavakumara joins his lord in exile -- In which Manohari learns that the prince has gone into exile and follows after him -- In which Manohari finds the prince's forest retreat and joins him in the practice of religion -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya is liberated from samsara and engages in a miraculous bodhisattva practice -- In which the prince performs a second bodhisattva deed -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya returns to the city and spreads great joy with his teaching -- In which the prince's teacher, arhat Dharmeshvara, preaches the Dharma, thereby helping all beings.".
- catalog description "In which the kingdom of Myriad Lights must prepare for war -- In which the prince of Myriad Lights undermines his own battle preparations -- In which a tremendous battle is fought to no conclusive end -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya vanquishes the enemy forces -- In which the king of Myriad Lights is forced to surrender -- In which Manohari and Prince Kumaradvitiya meet during the armistice ceremonies -- In which the terms of peace are laid out -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya and Manohari are married -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya's father is seduced into a second marriage -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya decides to return home -- In which the prince returns to a realm riven by dissension -- In which Manohari returns to her parents' realm -- In which the old king decides to abdicate and Prince Kumaradvitiya is prevailed upon to rule as regent -- In which the prince's charity nearly bankrupts the realm and he is banished --".
- catalog description "In which the stage is set for the birth of the prince and the unfolding of the tale -- In which the court searches for a suitable bride for Prince Kumaradvitiya -- In which negotiations for the hand of Manohari fail -- In which two different kingdoms decide how they will win Manohari is tricked into thinking she will meet Kumaradvitiya -- In which Manohari decides to run away from home to join Kumaradvitiya -- In which Manohari regrets her decision too late -- In which Manohari is kidnapped by the army of the evil kingdom Myriad Lights -- In which Manohari is married against her will -- In which Manohari convinces her husband not to consummate their marriage -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya decides to wage war to rescue Manohari -- In which the preparations for war are described -- In which the fearsome army departs on its mission -- In which Manohari despairs -- In which the kingdom of Myriad Lights is destroyed from within --".
- catalog extent "xxxi, 319 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Tale of the incomparable prince.".
- catalog identifier "0060174005".
- catalog isFormatOf "Tale of the incomparable prince.".
- catalog isPartOf "The library of Tibet".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng tib".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : HarperCollins Publishers,".
- catalog relation "Tale of the incomparable prince.".
- catalog spatial "Tibet Autonomous Region (China) Fiction.".
- catalog subject "895/.43 20".
- catalog subject "PL3748.M38 G9813 1996".
- catalog tableOfContents "In which Prince Kumaradvitiya gives his kingdom to his younger half-brother and departs alone for his exile in the forest -- In which his subjects unsuccessfully attempt to prevent Prince Kumaradvitiya from going to a forest hermitage -- In which Bhavakumara joins his lord in exile -- In which Manohari learns that the prince has gone into exile and follows after him -- In which Manohari finds the prince's forest retreat and joins him in the practice of religion -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya is liberated from samsara and engages in a miraculous bodhisattva practice -- In which the prince performs a second bodhisattva deed -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya returns to the city and spreads great joy with his teaching -- In which the prince's teacher, arhat Dharmeshvara, preaches the Dharma, thereby helping all beings.".
- catalog tableOfContents "In which the kingdom of Myriad Lights must prepare for war -- In which the prince of Myriad Lights undermines his own battle preparations -- In which a tremendous battle is fought to no conclusive end -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya vanquishes the enemy forces -- In which the king of Myriad Lights is forced to surrender -- In which Manohari and Prince Kumaradvitiya meet during the armistice ceremonies -- In which the terms of peace are laid out -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya and Manohari are married -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya's father is seduced into a second marriage -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya decides to return home -- In which the prince returns to a realm riven by dissension -- In which Manohari returns to her parents' realm -- In which the old king decides to abdicate and Prince Kumaradvitiya is prevailed upon to rule as regent -- In which the prince's charity nearly bankrupts the realm and he is banished --".
- catalog tableOfContents "In which the stage is set for the birth of the prince and the unfolding of the tale -- In which the court searches for a suitable bride for Prince Kumaradvitiya -- In which negotiations for the hand of Manohari fail -- In which two different kingdoms decide how they will win Manohari is tricked into thinking she will meet Kumaradvitiya -- In which Manohari decides to run away from home to join Kumaradvitiya -- In which Manohari regrets her decision too late -- In which Manohari is kidnapped by the army of the evil kingdom Myriad Lights -- In which Manohari is married against her will -- In which Manohari convinces her husband not to consummate their marriage -- In which Prince Kumaradvitiya decides to wage war to rescue Manohari -- In which the preparations for war are described -- In which the fearsome army departs on its mission -- In which Manohari despairs -- In which the kingdom of Myriad Lights is destroyed from within --".
- catalog title "Gżon nu zla med kyi gtam rgyud. English".
- catalog title "The tale of the incomparable prince / Mdo Mkhar Tshe ring dbang rgyal ; translated and with an introduction by Beth Newman.".
- catalog type "Adventure fiction. gsafd".
- catalog type "Parables. gsafd".
- catalog type "Tibetan fiction.".
- catalog type "text".