Rude Awakenings
two englishmen on foot in buddhism's holy land
$62.34
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
23 December 2005
Summary
Half raucous adventure and half inspirational memoir, Rude Awakenings documents an unusual pilgrimage. Two very different men–life-loving naturalist Nick Scott and austere Buddhist monk Ajahn Sucitto–together spend six months retracing the Buddha’s footsteps through India. Told alternately by Sucitto and Scott in their distinctive voices, this story blends self-effacing humor, philosophical explorations, drama, travel observations, and the occasional giant fruit bat. Rude Awakenings is a head…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780861714858 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0861714857 |
| Author: | Ajahn Sucitto, Nick Scott |
| Publisher: | Wisdom Publications,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Wisdom Publications,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 23 December 2005 |
| Weight: | 472g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Ajahn Sucitto
Ajahn Sucitto, a Theravadan Buddhist monk in the Thai forest tradition for twenty-eight years, is the Abbot of Chithurst Monastery in England. He is a popular teacher of meditation who conducts retreats around the world.
Dr. Nick Scott is a botanist and ecologist who has worked most of his life in conversation. He lives in Chithurst, outside London.
Stephen Batchelor has studied in Buddhist monasteries in India, Switzerland, and Korea. An accomplished writer and photographer, he has translated, written, and contributed to many books about Buddhism including Buddhism Without Beliefs, Verses from the Center, and The Tibet Guide. He lives in the South of France.
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