Sera The Way of the Tibetan Monk |
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| Contribution by:
| Sera Jeh Monastery Staff, |
| Author:
| Rock, Sheila
Thurman, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-12890-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2003 |
| Publisher: | Kegan Paul International, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $100.00 |
Book Description:
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The Sera Jey Monastery, reestablished near Mysore, India, houses 5,000 Buddhist monks living in exile -- including survivors of the destruction of the Tibetan monastery in 1959. Sheila Rock's moving portraits are a celebration of the everyday simplicity and subtle beauty of the ascetic life. More than a hundred duotone photographs document the compassionate expressions, emotional openness, and aura of serenity inspired by lives of renunciation and seclusion. A percentage of the...
More DescriptionThe Sera Jey Monastery, reestablished near Mysore, India, houses 5,000 Buddhist monks living in exile -- including survivors of the destruction of the Tibetan monastery in 1959. Sheila Rock's moving portraits are a celebration of the everyday simplicity and subtle beauty of the ascetic life. More than a hundred duotone photographs document the compassionate expressions, emotional openness, and aura of serenity inspired by lives of renunciation and seclusion. A percentage of the royalties from this book go to the Sera Jhe Health Care Committee in aid of various humanitarian projects.