Title: The Heart of the World
First published: 2004
Description: The Heart of the World recounts an extraordinary journey into one of the most inaccessible places on earth, and a pilgrimage to the heart of Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetan prophecies proclaim that the greatest of beyul, or mystical sanctuaries, lies at the eastern edge of the Himalayas, veiled by a colossal waterfall in the forbidding Tsangpo gorge. After years of investigation, world-class climber and Buddhist scholar Ian Baker and his National Geographic-sponsored team made worldwide news by finding a magnificent 108-foot-high waterfall—the legendary grail of both Western explorers and Tibetan pilgrims.
Subjects: Description and travel, Discovery and exploration, Biography & Autobiography, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Discoveries in geography, Travel, Tibet autonomous region (china), description and travel, China, description and travel
Places: Tsangpo Gorges (China), Tsangpo Gorges Region (China)
LC classification: DS786 .B255 2004