Susan hoivik (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. viii + 152 Illus., Map.

Soft cover. Zustand: As New. Contents: Preface. 1. Prelude: Tarap Gorge. 2. Looking, looking. 3. A case of mistaken identity-immutable laws of trekking. 4. Retreat from Dho- comparative statistics Nepal/Norway. 5. Creatures great and small- Vajrayana sects. 6. A day in the life of an A- typical volunteer. 7. What the well-dressed volunteer wears-tika. 8. Monsoon thoughts from Nepal. 9. A Saturday among the Gods, with a PS. 10. A tale of five calendars, two in particular-poubha-Namche/Thame hydel project. 11. A question of power. 12. Nepal's open door policy-Namaste. 13. The shaky element: an earthquake in patan. 14. The wet element: showering in Nepal-Sickbed thoughts. 15. Scenes from the life of a teacher. 16. From the life of an oracle-Birth of the Buddha. 17. Signs of the times-Transliteration Chaos. 18. Christmas away from home. 19. Finding Shangri-La: a personal quest. 20. Harsh realities: a political postscript. Glossary. "Susan Hoivik has devoted much of the past decade to living and working in Nepal, studying its cultures and absorbing its rhythms. She has experienced almost all areas of the country-as trekker, teacher, anthropologist, practising Buddhist, environmental volunteer, and, most recently, as a VSO volunteer seconded as teacher-trainer to Eco Himal's Rolwaling Eco Tourism project. "In this,her personal volume of reflections and experiences over the years, she presents us with new insights into the life and people of the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. Whether relating her 'non-heroic' encounters with yaks, Tibetan mastiffs, snow leopards and earthquakes, or pondering on the 152 pp.…

Contents 1 Introduction 2 The birth of the light of Asia 3 How prince Siddhartha became the Buddha and then 4 The flaming sword Swayambu and the Kathmandu Valley 5 The legend of Namobuddha 6 Boudhanath Nepals Little Tibet 7 The medicine Buddha Tibetan tra 140 pp.