Journeys of Transformation
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Journeys of Transformation
Searching for No-Self in Western Buddhist Travel Narratives
Barbour, John D.
Cambridge University Press
03/2022
342
Dura
Inglês
9781009098830
15 a 20 dias
650
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Introduction: A literary genre and some questions about self-transformation; 1. The origins of the genre: John Blofeld and Lama Govinda; 2. Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard and Nine-Headed Dragon River; 3. In a Zen monastery: Ambiguous failure and enlightenment; 4. Thomas Merton and Christian and Jewish pilgrims in Buddhist Asia; 5. Walking the Dharma on Shikoku and in India; 6. Trekking and tracking the self in Tibet; 7. Life-changing travels in the Tibetan diaspora; 8. Encounters with Theravada Buddhism; 9. Searching for Buddhism after Mao; Conclusion: Theories of no-self, stories about unselfing, and transformation.
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Introduction: A literary genre and some questions about self-transformation; 1. The origins of the genre: John Blofeld and Lama Govinda; 2. Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard and Nine-Headed Dragon River; 3. In a Zen monastery: Ambiguous failure and enlightenment; 4. Thomas Merton and Christian and Jewish pilgrims in Buddhist Asia; 5. Walking the Dharma on Shikoku and in India; 6. Trekking and tracking the self in Tibet; 7. Life-changing travels in the Tibetan diaspora; 8. Encounters with Theravada Buddhism; 9. Searching for Buddhism after Mao; Conclusion: Theories of no-self, stories about unselfing, and transformation.
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