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So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas, Crossette,
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- ISBN
- 9780679743637
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679743634
ISBN-13
9780679743637
eBay Product ID (ePID)
193325
Product Key Features
Book Title
So Close to Heaven : the Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1996
Topic
Asia / Far East, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Asia / India & South Asia, World / Asian
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Religion, Political Science, History
Book Series
Vintage Departures Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"There is no other full-length contemporary American account of this likable and largely unvisited kingdom....Crosette unravels the intricacies of Buddhism with considerable clarity."--The New York Times Book Review
Table Of Content
1. And Then There Was One 2. The Druk Gyalpo 3. Becoming Buddha 4. Before Tibet, There Was Bon 5. The Road from Lumbini 6. Ladakh: Eclipsed by Other Gods 7. Sikkim: "No One Heard Us Cry" 8. Buddhist Nepal 9. Buddha and the Bhutanese State 10. The Dragon People 11. All Sentient Beings 12. Aum Rinzi's World 13. Two Capitals, Two Eras 14. To Tashigang 15. One Sunday in Bumthang An Afterthought A Glossary of Common Words
Synopsis
A travelogue of Bhutan and its neighbors in the Himalayas that introduces readers to a world that has emerged from the middle ages only to find itself peering into the abyss of modernity. "For anyone with a serious interest in Buddhism, it's essential reading" ( Washington Post Book World). For more than a thousand years Tibet, Sikkim, Ladakh, and Bhutan were the santuaries of Tantric Buddhism. But in the last half of this century, geopolitics has scoured the landscape of the Himalayas, and only the reclusive kingdom of Bhutan remains true to Tantric Buddhism., A travelogue of Bhutan and its neighbors in the Himalayas that introducesreaders to a world that has emerged from the middle ages only to find itself peering into the abyss of modernity. "For anyone with a serious interest in Buddhism, it's essential reading" ( Washington Post Book World). For more than a thousand years Tibet, Sikkim, Ladakh, and Bhutan were the santuaries of Tantric Buddhism. But in the last half of this century, geopolitics has scoured the landscape of the Himalayas, and only the reclusive kingdom of Bhutan remains true to Tantric Buddhism.
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- s***s (1689)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseExactly as described. Thanks!Deerhoof - Halfbird CD very good with some wear on case . (#155554834805)
- g***g (1698)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseA+++ Fast and Easy!!!!cachao dos salsoul salsa cassette 1995 some wear mostly on case . (#155557527249)
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