So Close to Heaven

So Close to Heaven
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780307801906
ISBN-13 : 030780190X
Rating : 4/5 (90X Downloads)

Book Synopsis So Close to Heaven by : Barbara Crossette

Download or read book So Close to Heaven written by Barbara Crossette and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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