So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas
Barbara Crossette$16.15
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A travelogue of Bhutan and its neighbors in the Himalayas that introduces readers to a world that has emerged from the middle ages only to find itself peering into the abyss of modernity. "For anyone with a serious interest in Buddhism, it's essential reading" (Washington Post Book World).
For more than a thousand years Tibet, Sikkim, Ladakh, and Bhutan were the santuaries of Tantric Buddhism. But in the last half of this century, geopolitics has scoured the landscape of the Himalayas, and only the reclusive kingdom of Bhutan remains true to Tantric Buddhism.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06/25/1996
ISBN: 9780679743637
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.19w x 0.65d
Review Citations: New York Times 10/13/1996 pg. 32
Publishers Weekly 06/03/1996
For more than a thousand years Tibet, Sikkim, Ladakh, and Bhutan were the santuaries of Tantric Buddhism. But in the last half of this century, geopolitics has scoured the landscape of the Himalayas, and only the reclusive kingdom of Bhutan remains true to Tantric Buddhism.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06/25/1996
ISBN: 9780679743637
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.19w x 0.65d
Review Citations: New York Times 10/13/1996 pg. 32
Publishers Weekly 06/03/1996