Road to Heaven (eBook)

Red Pine (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2009
240 Seiten
Counterpoint (Verlag)
978-1-58243-942-6 (ISBN)

Infos

In 1989, Bill Porter, having spent much of his life studying and translating Chinese religious and philosophical texts, began to wonder if the Buddhist hermit tradition still existed in China. At the time, it was believed that the Cultural Revolution had dealt a lethal blow to all religions in China, destroying countless temples and shrines, and forcibly returning thousands of monks and nuns to a lay life.But when Porter travels to the Chungnan mountains the historical refuge of ancient hermits he discovers that the hermit tradition is very much alive, as dozens of monks and nuns continue to lead solitary lives in quiet contemplation of their faith deep in the mountains.Part travelogue, part history, part sociology, and part religious study, this record of extraordinary journeys to an unknown China sheds light on a phenomenon unparalleled in the West. Porters discovery is more than a revelation, and uncovers the glimmer of hope for the future of religion in China.

Autor

Bill Porter, also known as Red Pine, author of Zen Baggage, is an acclaimed translator and interpreter of Chinese literature, bringing into English several of China's central religious and literary texts. He lives in Port Townsend, Washington.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.8.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus
• ISBN-10: 1-58243-942-7 / 1582439427
• ISBN-13: 978-1-58243-942-6 / 9781582439426