Circling the Sacred Mountain: A Spiritual Adventure Through the Himalayas - Hardcover

Thurman, Robert A. F.; Wise, Tad

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0553103466 ISBN 13: 9780553103465

Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 1999

Synopsis

This true story of spiritual mountain adventure is told by a trekking group's leader, a teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, and one of its members, a student struggling to acclimate both physically and emotionally to his surroundings.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Thurman, acclaimed translator of The Tibetan Book of the Dead and author of Inner Revolution, heads the Department of Religion at Columbia University and is the director of the Center for Buddhist Studies.  He is a friend of the Dalai Lama's, president of Tibet House in New York City, and one of the most visible and respected Buddhist scholars and thinkers in the West.

Tad Wise, the author of the biographical novel Tesla, lives in Woodstock, New York.

From the Inside Flap:

uddhists, Mount Kailash is the most magical place on earth, a place where one's prayers are answered instantly.  The journey to the diamond-shaped peak is arduous, as it is located in the heart of the world's tallest mountains; yet it is well worth the effort.  For according to tradition, one trip around the sacred mountain at 17,500 feet can wipe away the sins of a lifetime.

It was this promise of transformation that inspired Robert Thurman, preeminent Buddhist scholar and teacher, to lead a group of eager pilgrims on the spiritual trek of a lifetime.  Among the group was a former student and longtime friend, Tad Wise.  Together, Thurman and Wise recount their experience circling the mountain, in chapters that counterpoint the most profound inner teachings of Tibetan Buddhism with a magnificent description of a land of awesome beauty and unexpected hardships.

Thurman serves as the group's spiritual leader.  Through the wisdom

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0553103466
• ISBN 13: 9780553103465
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352