[PDF] Circling The Sacred Mountain eBook

Author : Robert A. F. Thurman
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,58 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Religion
ISBN :

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Chronicling the inner as well as the outer journey, an influential author offers his personal view of his spiritual adventure amid the breathtaking vistas of the Himalayas.

Author : John Stevens
Publisher : Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 24,70 MB
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN :

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The greatest athletes in the world today are not the Olympic champions or the stars of professional sports, but the "marathon monks" of Japan's sacred Mount Hiei. Over a seven-year training period, these "running buddhas" figuratively circle the globe on foot. During one incredible 100-day stretch, they cover 52.5 miles daily—twice the length of an Olympic marathon. And the prize they seek to capture is the greatest thing a human being can achieve: enlightenment in the here and now. This book is about these amazing men, the magic mountain on which they train, and the philosophy of Tendai Buddhism, which inspires them in their quest for the supreme. The reader will learn about the monks' death-defying fasts, their vegetarian training diet, their handmade straw running shoes, and feats of endurance such as their ceremonial leap into a waterfall. Illustrated with superb photographs, the book also contains the first full-length study in English of Mount Hiei and Tendai Buddhism.

Author : John Snelling
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,19 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : 9788120831520

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(4) Truth of the path leading to the annihilation of suffering.

Author : Colin Thubron
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,50 MB
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0062066056

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"A superb account of a pilgrimage. . . . Characteristically beautiful, though uncharacteristically haunted." —Pico Iyer, New York Review of Books "Thubron walks for the dead and writes for the living, and I can't remember when I have been so thoroughly and deeply moved by an author's outward journey inward." —Bob Shacochis, Boston Globe New York Times bestselling author Colin Thubron returns with a moving, intimate, and exquisitely crafted travel memoir recounting his pilgrimage to the Hindu and Buddhist holy mountain of Kailas—whose peak represents the most sacred place on Earth to roughly a quarter the global population. With echoes of Peter Matthiessen’s The Snow Leopard, Peter Hessler’s Country Driving, and Paul Theoroux’s Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Thubron’s follow up to his bestselling Shadow of the Silk Road will illuminate, interest, and inspire anyone interested in traveling the world or journeying into the soul.

Author : Sucitto
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 27,81 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0861714857

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Half down-and-dirty adventure and half inspirational memoir, this title documents an unusual pilgrimage taken by earthy scientist Nick Scott and fastidious Buddhist monk Ajahn Sucitto, who together retraced the Buddha's footsteps through India.

Author : Gary McCue
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 19,9 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780898866629

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Bordered by the Himalaya on the south and the Karakoram on the west, Tibet offers trekkers an experience like no other. In this updated edition of Trekking in Tibet, McCue prepares us for a sojourn into this mystical, other- worldly land presenting detailed discussions of pre-trip planning, the most rewarding treks, as well as an educational glimpse into the country's history and culture.

Author : Tad Wise
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,78 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Altars, Buddhist
ISBN : 9781577314677

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Both practical and whimsical, this book presents Tibetan Buddhist altars witha three-dimensional pop-up flair. Color illustrations, b&w photos.