Meeting the Buddha
On Pilgrimage in Buddhist India
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · November 1, 1995
From E.M. Forster to Peter Matthiessen to Allen Ginsberg, many of the world's most acclaimed writers have traveled to the holy lands of India seeking spiritual enlightenment.
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- Who it’s for
- Writers’ personal recollections trace journeys to eight Buddhist pilgrimage sites across India.
- Themes
- Buddhist pilgrimage, Spiritual seeking, India
- Genres
- Buddhism - General, India & South Asia Travel, Pilgrimage & Sacred Travel
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From E.M. Forster to Peter Matthiessen to Allen Ginsberg, many of the world's most acclaimed writers have traveled to the holy lands of India seeking spiritual enlightenment. Their lyrical and highly personal recollections are compiled here for the first time in one volume, taking readers on a colorful journey to each of the eight Buddhist pilgrimage sites of India.
India’s Buddhist Sites
Writers’ personal recollections trace journeys to eight Buddhist pilgrimage sites across India.
Come here for
- Personal recollections by E.M. Forster, Peter Matthiessen, and Allen Ginsberg
- Journeys to each of India’s eight Buddhist pilgrimage sites
Expect
- Lyrical, highly personal accounts of travel
- Eight pilgrimage sites, presented through writers’ recollections
Where it sits
| Buddhism - General | 53% |
|---|---|
| India & South Asia Travel | 52% |
| Pilgrimage & Sacred Travel | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Buddhism - General
- India & South Asia Travel
- Pilgrimage & Sacred Travel
- Authors
- Molly Emma Aitken
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- November 1, 1995
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Buddhist pilgrimage · Spiritual seeking · India
- Reading lane
- Buddhism - General