A Stranger in Tibet
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A Stranger in Tibet
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A Stranger in Tibet is the story of Ekai Kawaguchi and his travels in Tibet and Nepal at the turn of the 20th century. Kawaguchi, a Zen Buddhist monk, was the first Japanese explorer to enter Nepal, in 1897, and Tibet, in 1900. His goal was to find ancient copies of sanskrit documents related to Buddhism. Since Tibet was closed to foreigners at that time, Kawaguchi travelled disguised as a Chinese monk. The book is a combination biography, travel book and history of the region, and also explains
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Book by Scott Berry
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Stranger_in_Tibet
date created:
2014-02-12T11:14:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T15:42:31Z
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