The author of the book – the famous French traveler, recognized by the deepest connoisseur of Tibet and Eastern mysticism, writer Alexander David -Neel – talks about her many months of journey in an attempt to abuse Lhasa from the east. However, the Chinese authorities prevented foreigners to penetrate Tibet, and she was forced to leave the country of snow.
During this journey under the guise of a pilgrim and the scientist, she survived a lot of tests and adventures, met with high-ranking monks and with ordinary bustles, with rich merchants and mystics thinkers, with ordinary peasants and half-starved cattle breeds, some of which the need pushed for robbery.
All this gave A. David-Neael a rare opportunity for a European person to get acquainted with many aspects of life, culture, history, and religion of Tibetans. She shared her impressions and knowledge in this book, which, even for experts in her work, would be interesting and in many ways unexpected.
Author
David-Neel Alexander
Translator
Panina Nonna
Publisher
Enigma, 2013
Series
P.S
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