Journey to Heavenly Mountain
Subtitle: An American's Pilgrimage to the Heart of Buddhism in Modern China
Publisher: Hohm Press
Published: April 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781890772178
Subjects: Buddhism; Religion: general; Travel writing; Religious; Description and travel; Biography / Autobiography; Travel; China; Temples, Buddhist; Buddhism - General; Pictorials; Martin, Jay; Tiantai Mountains; Tiantai Mountains (China)
Description: "Journey to Heavenly Mountain recounts the author's travels and his meetings with monks, remarkable masters, and dozens of other memorable Chinese people - the funny, the wise, the unscrupulous, the kind and compassionate. Anyone who has wondered about the health of monastic Buddhism in China today will find this a fascinating account. Anyone who longs for the serenity and clarity that the author sought in his journey will benefit from reading this book."--BOOK JACKET.