The Way Of The White Clouds
The Classic Spiritual Travelogue by One of Tibet's Best-Known Explorers
$67.31
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
3 April 2006
Summary
40th anniversary edition of this classic Rider title
“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 C…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846040115 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1846040116 |
| Author: | Lama Anagarika Govinda |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Rider & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 40th |
| Release Date: | 3 April 2006 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
A hypnotic picture of the Tibet which has vanished
A hypnotic picture of the Tibet which has vanished * New Statesman *
A vivid and moving portrait of a country that has bewitched travellers for centuries…a profound and compelling portrait * Sunday Telegraph *
About The Author
Lama Anagarika Govinda
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.
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