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Thoughts on the East by Thomas Merton, George Woodcock is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is Thoughts on the East about?
The Eastern religious traditions, especially the varieties of Buddhism, were the last great passion in Thomas Merton's life. His participation in a monastic conference in Asia led to his premature, accidental death. He discoursed on equal terms with the Dalai Lama, and extracts from their interviews appear in this book. The introduction brings together extracts from Merton's "Asian Journal" (Hinduism and varieties of Buddhism), and other short works on Eastern religions written in the last few y
Who reads Thoughts on the East?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Thomas Merton, George Woodcock
- Publisher
- Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited National Book Network [Distributor
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780860122685
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Religion
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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