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Language: en
Pages: 441
Pages: 441
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-07-05 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press
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Pages: 346
Pages: 346
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988-09-01 - Publisher:
On Chinook Island an ancient abbey stands guard over an unholy secret. Long ago, two priests vowed to silence the evil entombed below. But now, the guardians ar
Language: en
Pages: 785
Pages: 785
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-11-05 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster
The definitive history of Sera Monastery, one of the great monastic universities of Tibet, from its founding to the present. Founded in 1419, Sera Monastery was
Language: en
Pages: 298
Pages: 298
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-01-10 - Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
This meticulously researched and eminently readable study considers the economic, political, and religious factors that led Shaolin monks to disregard the Buddh