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Blighted Flower and Other Stories
By: Riika Virtanen

Our Price: $9.50

Vivid images of Tibet spring to life in this landmark book, the firstUntil recently access to modern Tibetan novels and short stories for non-Tibetan readers has been rare and the present work is intended to fill this gap. The book provides a fascinating glimpse of modern Tibetan Literary art. Four stories included in the book focuses on women's lives in contemporary Tibet. The stories include; 1) A Blighted Flower by Dhondup Gyal, 2) A Shameless Bride by Dhondup Gyal and Tsering Dhondup, 3) A Girl with Her Face Concealed by Tenpa Yargya and 4) The Yellow Leaves of Summer by Tashi Palden.

Hotel on the Roof of the World
By: Alec Le Sueur

Our Price: $17.95

From Miss Tibet To Shangri-La
Few foreigners have been lucky enough to set foot on Tibetan soil, Alec Le Sueur spent five extraordinary years there, working for an international hotel chain. Against the breathtaking beauty of the Himalayas he unfolds a highly amusing and politically enlightening account of his experiences. Fly infestations at state banquets, hopeful mountaineers, unexpected deliveries of live snakes, predominance of yaks and everything yak-related, the unbelievable Miss Tibet competition, insurmountable communication problems and
dead guest are just some of the entertainments to be found at the "Fawlty Towers" of Lhasa.

Little Pilgrim, a Novel
By Ko Un

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From Korea�s most revered author comes the tale of a small boy�s quest for enlightenment. Loosely following the last chapter of the Avatamsaka sutra, Little Pilgrim relates the heroic journey of Sudhana, who sets out on a grand adventure. Along the way, he encounters fifty-three teachers -- including men, women, children, animals, and heavenly beings -- as he travels mountains, valleys, deserts, and forests in his search for truth. A spiritual tale in the tradition of Siddhartha, this novel is now available to English audiences for the first time. A passionate and lively epic, Little Pilgrim takes its readers on a fantastical journey.

She Still Lives; A Novel of Tibet
By: Bill Magee

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She Still Lives: A Novel of Tibet is an action-love story set in a fictional Tibet of the future. The beginning of the next century is a pivotal time for the Land of Snows. A nascent freedom movement has been crushed by the Communists. Tara Gyatso, beloved Dalai Lama, and her advisor Mila Lakpa, have been imprisoned.

Many years later Mila Lakpa emerges from jail. He is an aged remnant of his former self, but he rallies for a final act of rebellion. Outwardly he may appear to have forgotten the Dalai Lama, but inwardly a secret plan is taking shape. The path to success is a razor's edge: on the one side, the Dalai Lama's freedom; on the other, a life sentence and the annihilation of his hopes. The Chinese believe he poses no danger to the State. For all Mila knows, they may be right.

Stories from Beyond the Clouds
By: Clifford Thurlow

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Stories from Beyond the Clouds, poignantly displays Clifford Thurlow's masterful translation of Tibetan folk tales. In the stories themselves, interwoven between mysteries and fantasies, are the essential teachings of Buddhism, as only as they could be found within the rich cultural heritage of Tibet. These are the tales from the Roof of the World as they have been passed down from generation to generation, arriving amongst us at a time where they are just as meaningful to our lives now, as when they were first told.

Tales of Tibet; Sky Burials, Prayer Wheels & Wind Horses
By: Herbert Batt

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Vivid images of Tibet spring to life in this landmark book, the first to offer a selection of fiction by Tibetan authors, both men and women, ever published in the English-speaking world. In translation from the original Chinese, contemporary Tibetan and Chinese writers lead us to a numinous land above the clouds.

Two Classic Tibetan Fables
By: Acharya Ngawang Namgyal

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The two engaging stories in this volume originate in Tibetan folklore and deliver their essential moral message in such a way as to appeal to adults and children alike. In the first tale, A Story of Antelopes: A Message of Renunciation Towards Cyclic Existence, we meet a stubborn antelope, whose refusal of his chieftain's wise advice leads to his downfall despite the compassionate prayers of a great sage. From this tale we learn the invincible laws of self-responsibility or karmic cause and effect.

You Are Not Here and Other Works of Buddhist Fiction
By: Keith Kachtick, editor

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The Buddhist tradition is rich in stories, especially those that help teach the sutras. You Are Not Here and Other Works of Buddhist Fiction takes the sutra tradition into new and unexpected places. Classic Buddhist themes reality and illusion, stillness and being, meditation and action are the inspiration for these stories, but the appeal of these powerful, often quirky and provocative works spreads far beyond just students. Like its predecessor, this collection includes both new voices and established masters such as Pico Ayer, Anne Donovan, Robert Olen Butler, and Mark Salzman.