In the Shadow of the Buddha One Man's Journey of Discovery in Tibet

by Pistono, Matteo

• ISBN13: 9780452297517
• ISBN10: 0452297516
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-31
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

Spiritual biography meets edge-of-your-seat undercover reporting in this chronicle of how an American Buddhist smuggled out hard evidence of abuse and torture in Tibet.

Author Biography

Matteo Pistono is a writer, practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism, and author of In the Shadow of the Buddha: Secret Journeys, Sacred Histories, and Spiritual Discovery in Tibet. Pistono’s images and writings about Tibetan and Himalayan cultural, political, and spiritual landscapes have appeared in BBC's In-Pictures, Men's Journal, Kyoto Journal, and HIMAL South Asia. Pistono was born and raised in Wyoming where he completed his undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of Wyoming, and in 1997 he obtained his Masters of Arts degree in Indian Philosophy from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. After working with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. on Tibetan cultural programs, Pistono lived and traveled throughout the Himalayas for a decade, bringing to the West graphic accounts and photos of China’s human rights abuses in Tibet. He is the founder of Nekorpa, a foundation working to protect sacred pilgrimage sites around the world, and he sits on the Executive Council of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists, Rigpa Fellowship, and the Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture. Pistono and his wife, Monica, divide their time between Colorado, Washington D.C., and Asia.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Map	p. xii
	p. 1
The Mission Begins	p. 3
Following in the Footsteps of the Master	p. 19
A Different Kind of Pilgrimage	p. 31
	p. 45
From Bandit to Saint	p. 47
Taking What Is Given	p. 58
Disappearing Bodies	p. 73
In the World but Not of It	p. 93
	p. 113
In Service to the Dalai Lama	p. 115
The Merging of Politics and Spirituality	p. 135
Trouble on the Path	p. 159
	p. 179
Wielding the Phurba	p. 181
Continuing the Pilgrimage	p. 199
Epilogue	p. 219
In Gratitude	p. 221
Dramatis Personae	p. 229
Notes	p. 233
Glossary	p. 249
Bibliography	p. 255
Resources	p. 263
Index	p. 265
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