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The 20th Anniversary Edition of the bestselling classic with a new foreword by Wade Davis.'Tim's journeys took him not only to Asia, but into an inner world of spirit and faith. He has lived on the streets of India, pursued the Dharma in Himalayan monasteries, and joined the community of monks at Wat Pah Nanachat in the jungles of Thailand – a commitment detailed with such humour, honesty and grace in What the Buddha Never Taught'. – Wade Davis, author of The Wayfinders, from the new foreword. There is a place in the jungles of northeastern Thailand where Westerners can live according to the monastic rules laid down over 2,500 years ago by the Buddha. Author and journalist Tim Ward sought enlightenment and spent a season in this unique Buddhist monastery-one of the strictest in Southeast Asia. His affectionate'behind the robes'book about the rigors and foibles of monastic life at Wat Pah Nanchat has become a modern Buddhist classic. How does a monk handle coming face to face with a cobra coiled behind a toilet door? Can Mr. Chicago - a former real estate tycoon - really find liberation in a 10'X 10'wooden hut? How does a would-be-monk manage to meditate with the incessant clouds of

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Author

Ward, Tim

Publisher

Thomas Allen Publishers;Dundurn

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780887626203

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Buddhism, Religion, Travel