Journeys of transformation : searching for no-self in western Buddhist travel narratives /
Barbour, John D.,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements And Author's Note -- 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 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Spiritual life
Buddhism
Sunyata.
Buddhism
Spiritual life
Sunyata.