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Title In the shadow of the Buddha [electronic resource eBook] : secret journeys, sacred histories, and spiritual discovery in Tibet / Matteo Pistono.


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.
System details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Format: Adobe EPUB eBook.
Format: Kindle Book.
Format: OverDrive Read.
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Other edition Print version: Pistono, Matteo. In the shadow of the Buddha. New York : Dutton, c2011 9780525951193
Subject Pistono, Matteo.
Buddhists -- United States -- Biography.
Spiritual biography -- United States.
Human rights -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
Genre Electronic books.
Other corporate author OverDrive, Inc.
ISBN 9781101475485
STANDARD # 60D8456F-777B-4E2F-8156-A343871917F0 OverDrive