Thurman, Robert A. F. -- Journeys -- China -- Kailas Mountain.; Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages -- China -- Kailas Mountain.; Buddhism -- China -- Tibet.; Kailas Mountain (China) -- Description and travel.; Tibet (China) -- Religious life and customs.
摘要
In the tradition of The Snow Leopard, Circling the Sacred Mountain is a remarkable account of spiritual adventure through the magical and forbidding landscape of remote western Tibet. A promise of spiritual transformation inspired Robert Thurman-renowned Buddhist scholar, teacher, and close friend of the Dalai Lama-to take a group of trekkers to Mount Kailash, the holiest of Himalayan mountains, and teach them an accelerated path of Tibetan Buddhism. Among the group was a former student and longtime friend, Tad Wise, who struggles with Thurman's teachings as much as with the rigors of high altitude. Together, they take us through an ominous border crossing to sites few Westerners have seen: sacred graveyards, majestic monasteries, and the meditation caves of ancient masters. Chronicling the inner as well as the outer journey, confrontations both physical and metaphysical, Circling the Sacred Mountain is an exciting account of a challenging journey towards enlightenment.
目次
PART ONE Going to the Mountain CHAPTER ONE Off the Deep End CHAPTER TWO Kathmandu CHAPTER THREE The Tibetan Border CHAPTER FPUR Acclimatizing CHAPTER FIVE Milarepa's Cave CHAPTER SIX On the Road CHAPTER SEVEN Reaching the Mountain PART TWO Circling the Mountain CHAPTER EIGHT The Southern Gate of the Mandala Palace CHAPTER NINEThe Great Freedom Pole CHAPTER TEN The Mansion of Hayagriva CHAPTER ELEVEN The Female Yak Horn Cave CHAPTER TWELVE The Cool Grove Charnel Ground CHAPTER THIRTEEN Tara Pass CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Dakini Secret Path CHAPTER FIFTEEN Mila's Miracle Cave PART THREE Returning from the Mountain CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Holy Lake CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The Border Bribe CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Up and Over the Pass CHAPTER NINETEEN The Eclipse CHAPTER TWENTY Kathmandu
