The Heart of the World: A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise by Ian Baker

The Heart of the World: A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise

Ian Baker

511 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction travel adventurous reflective slow-paced
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The myth of Shangri-la originates in Tibetan Buddhist beliefs in beyul, or hidden lands, sacred sanctuaries that reveal themselves to devout pilgrims and in times of crisis. The more remote and inaccessible the beyul, the vaster its reputed qualit...

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