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What the Lotus Said: A Journey to Tibet and Back
What the Lotus Said A Journey to Tibet and Back
Author: Eric Swanson
Yes, it's about Tibet, but not the mystical wonderland of Western imagination. There is magic, to be sure -- saints who pass invisibly among prison guards, ceremonies that stop torrential rain, and a ferocious landscape that inspires uneasy reverence. But the country described in these pages is incontestably real, harsh, and shocking. What the L...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312266936
ISBN-10: 0312266936
Publication Date: 4/12/2002
Pages: 288
Edition: First Edition
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Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Swanson's account of his journey to Tibet, accompanying his lama on an aid mission,
was more about his physical discomfort than a spiritual journey. He does portray
Tibet well as an impoverished country dominated by China. His litany of complaints became tiring.
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