Bikshu Sangharakshita

Facing Mount Kanchenjunga

An English Buddhist in the Eastern Himalayas

Buch

This is the second set of memoirs by Sangharakshita. In 1950 Kalimpong was a lively trading town in the intrigue-ridden corner of India that borders Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and Tibet. Finding a welcome in this town, nestled high in the mountains, were a bewildering array of guests and settlers: ex-colonial military men, missionaries, incarnate Tibetan lamas, exiled royalty and Sangharakshita, a young English monk attempting to establish a Buddhist movement for local youngsters. In this delightful volume of memoirs, Sangharakshita shares the incidents and insights of his early years in Kalimpong. These include brushes with the Buddhist 'establis… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-904766-52-3
EAN: 9780904766523
Produktnummer: 19624461
Verlag: Windhorse Publications
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1991
Seitenangabe: 512 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B13.6 cm x D3.9 cm 662 g
Abbildungen: photographs, index
Gewicht: 662
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

A respected translator and author of over fifty books, Sangharakshita began studying BUddhism at the age of 16. After 20 years studying in India he returned to England and set up the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order which has over 65 centres worldwide, including the USA.