The Way of the White Clouds

Informationen zum Autor Born in 1898 in Germany, Lama Anagarika Govinda was initiated into the Tibetan Gelug-pa sect. He was one of the most revered western interpreters of Buddhism and the traditional Tibetan way of life. He died in California in 1985. Klappentext 'It tells of terrible journeys, of men masked against the sun (riding through ethereal regions with their feet frozen), of welcoming fog-girt monasteries lit by butter lamps at the journey's end' New Statesman The Way of the White Clouds is the remarkable narrative of a pilgrimage which could not be made today. Lama Anagarika Govinda was among the last to journey through Tibet before its invasion by the Chinese. His unique account is not only a spectacular and gloriously poetic story of exploration and discovery, it is also invaluable for its sensitive and clearly presented interpretation of the Tibetan tradition. 'Why is it that the fate of Tibet has found such a deep echo in the world? There can only be one answer: Tibet has become the symbol of all that present-day humanity is longing for' Lama Anagarika Govinda Zusammenfassung 'It tells of terrible journeys, of men masked against the sun (riding through ethereal regions with their feet frozen), of welcoming fog-girt monasteries lit by butter lamps at the journey's end' New Statesman The Way of the White Clouds is the remarkable narrative of a pilgrimage which could not be made today.

Product details

• Authors: Anagarika Govinda, Lama Anagarika Govinda, Govinda Lama Anagarika
• Publisher: Rider
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2006
• EAN: 9781846040115
• ISBN: 978-1-84604-011-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, RELIGION / Buddhism / General, HISTORY / World, Buddhism, General and world history, Travel and holiday, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, TRAVEL / Asia / East / China, Other religions and spiritual beliefs