Nine lives: in search of the sacred in modern India
ASIAN HISTORY. A Buddhist monk takes up arms to resist the Chinese invasion of Tibet - then spends the rest of his life trying to atone for the violence by hand printing the best prayer flags in India. A Jain nun tests her powers of detachment as she watches her best friend ritually starve herself t...
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Language: | English |
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London
Bloomsbury
2016
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In: | Year: 2016 |
Edition: | Paperback edition |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
India
/ Hindus
/ Religious practice
/ History 2000-2100
B India / Hinduism / Religious life / History 2000-2100 |
Further subjects: | B
India
Religious life and customs
B Social Conditions B India Social conditions B India |