The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk by Dreyfus, Georges

The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520232600)

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The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk by Dreyfus, Georges

The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk

$33.95
The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk by Dreyfus, Georges

The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk

$33.95
Format: Paperback
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A unique insider's account of day-to-day life inside a Tibetan monastery, The Sound of Two Hands Clapping reveals to Western audiences the fascinating details of monastic education. Georges B. J. Dreyfus, the first Westerner to complete the famous Ge-luk curriculum and achieve the distinguished title of geshe, weaves together eloquent and moving autobiographical reflections with a historical overview of Tibetan Buddhism and insights into its teachings.

Author: Georges Dreyfus
ISBN-10: 0520232607
ISBN-13: 9780520232600
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 01/28/2003
Pages: 460
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.63lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.05w x 1.16d
By Georges Dreyfus
By Georges Dreyfus
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Georges B. J. Dreyfus is Professor of Religion at Williams College. He is author of The Svatantrika-Prasangika Distinction: What Difference Does a Difference Make? (coedited with Sara McClintock, 2002), Recognizing Reality: Dharmakirti's Philosophy and Its Tibetan Interpretations (1997), and A Recent Rediscovery: rGyal tshap's Rigs gter rnam bshad (in collaboration with S. Onoda, 1994).

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