Dalrymple, William,
Nine lives : in search of the sacred in modern India / William Dalrymple. - Paperback edition. - xviii, 284 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 to death. Nine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day.
9781408878194 1408878194 9781408800614 1408800616
India--Religious life and customs.
India--Social conditions.
BL2001.3 / .D35 2016
Nine lives : in search of the sacred in modern India / William Dalrymple. - Paperback edition. - xviii, 284 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 to death. Nine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story. William Dalrymple delves deep into the heart of a nation torn between the relentless onslaught of modernity and the ancient traditions that endure to this day.
9781408878194 1408878194 9781408800614 1408800616
India--Religious life and customs.
India--Social conditions.
BL2001.3 / .D35 2016