The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei
The greatest athletes in the world today are not the Olympic champions or the stars of professional sports, but the marathon monks of Japan's sacred Mount Hiei. Over a seven-year training period, these running buddhas figuratively circle the globe on foot. During one incredible 100-day stretch, they cover 52.5 miles daily-twice the length of an Olympic marathon. And the prize they seek to capture is the greatest thing a human being can achieve: enlightenment in the here and now.This book is about these amazing men, the magic mountain on which they train, and the philosophy of Tendai Buddhism, which inspires them in their quest for the supreme…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-62654-149-8
- EAN: 9781626541498
- Produktnummer: 18348511
- Verlag: Echo Point Books & Media
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 168 S.
- Masse: H28.6 cm x B22.1 cm x D1.3 cm 701 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 701
Über den Autor
John Stevens was born in London in 1969. He enjoyed writing when he was young and after a few professions and travelling extensively, he finally turned his hand to his childhood love of writing stories.
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