Circling the Sacred Mountain: A Spiritual Adventure Through the Himalayas

Robert Thurman, Robert A. F. Thurman, Tad Wise

Bantam Books, 2000 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 352 pages

Renowned Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman led a group of students--including co-author Tad Wise--on a spiritual adventure through the forbidding landscape of remote western Tibet. Together the authors take readers to sites few Westerners have seen: sacred graveyards, majestic monasteries, and meditation caves of ancient masters. Chronicling the inner as well as the outer journey, this book is an exciting account of a challenging journey toward enlightenment.

About the author

Robert Thurman, acclaimed translator ofThe Tibetan Book of the Deadand author ofInner 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 novelTesla, lives in Woodstock, New York. Robert Thurman, acclaimed translator ofThe Tibetan Book of the Deadand author ofInner 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 novelTesla, lives in Woodstock, New York.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Circling the Sacred Mountain: A Spiritual Adventure Through the Himalayas; Circling the Sacred Mountain: A Spiritual Adventure Through the Himalayas, Robert A. F. Thurman
• Authors: Robert Thurman, Robert A. F. Thurman, Tad Wise
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Bantam Books, 2000
• ISBN: 0553378503, 9780553378504
• Length: 352 pages
• Subjects: Body, Mind & Spirit / General; Body, Mind & Spirit / New Age; Religion / Buddhism / General; Travel / Asia / East / China; Travel / Asia / India & South Asia