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So Close to Heaven

The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas

So Close to Heaven( )
Author: Crossette, Barbara
Series title:Vintage Departures Ser.
ISBN:978-0-679-74363-7
Publication Date:Jun 1996
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint:Vintage
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.00
Book Description:

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...
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Book Details
Pages:320
Detailed Subjects: History / Asia / South / General
Travel / Asia / East / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.13 x 7.92 x 0.76 Inches
Book Weight:0.721 Pounds



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