In the shadow of the Buddha : secret journeys, sacred histories, and spiritual discovery in Tibet
A Buddhist activist who worked to expose human rights abuses by the Chinese government on Tibetan citizens describes his meditation studies, courier work exchanging messages between his teacher and the Dalai Lama, and the loss of faith that is being induced by Tibet's occupiers.
| Main Author: | Pistono, Matteo |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Call Number: | BQ978.I88 A3 2011 |
| Institution: | Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak |
| Library: | Main Library |
| Record Id / ISBN-0: | ppap.58119 / 9780525951193 (hardcover) |
| Online Public Access Catalog: | Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak |
| Published: |
New York :
Dutton,
c2011.
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Table of Contents:
- The mission begins
- Following in the footsteps of the master
- A different kind of pilgrimage
- From bandit to saint
- Taking what is given
- Disappearing bodies
- In the world but not of it
- In service to the Dalai Lama
- The merging of politics and spirituality
- Trouble on the path
- Wielding the phurba
- Continuing the pilgrimage.