| Description |
x, 273 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Pistono, Matteo.
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Buddhists -- United States -- Biography.
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Spiritual biography -- United States.
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Human rights -- China -- Tibet.
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| ISBN |
9780525951193 hardcover |
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0525951199 hardcover |
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