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The sound of two hands clapping : the education of a Tibetan Buddhist monk
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ISBN: 0520928245 1597349070 9780520928244 0585468818 9780585468815 0520232593 9780520232594 0520232607 9780520232600 9781597349079 Year: 2003 Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,

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A unique insider's account of day-to-day life inside a Tibetan monastery, The Sound of Two Hands Clapping reveals to Western audiences the fascinating details of monastic education. Georges B. J. Dreyfus, the first Westerner to complete the famous Ge-luk curriculum and achieve the distinguished title of geshe, weaves together eloquent and moving autobiographical reflections with a historical overview of Tibetan Buddhism and insights into its teachings.

The sound of two hands clapping : the education of a Tibetan Buddhist monk
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ISBN: 0520232607 0520232593 9780520232594 9780520232600 Year: 2003 Publisher: Berkeley (Calif.) : University of California press,

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A unique insider's account of day-to-day life inside a Tibetan monastery, 'The Sound of Two Hands Clapping 'reveals to Western audiences the fascinating details of monastic education. Georges B. J. Dreyfus, the first Westerner to complete the famous Ge-luk curriculum and achieve the distinguished title of 'geshe, 'weaves together eloquent and moving autobiographical reflections with a historical overview of Tibetan Buddhism and insights into its teachings.

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