In the Sign of the Golden Wheel: Indian Memoirs of an English Buddhist

by Sangharakshita

Overview

This engaging volume of memoirs recounts the unique experiences of an English Buddhist monk working in the mid-1950s to revive Buddhism in the land of its birth. Sangharakshita's lyrical descriptions evoke the kaleidoscope of the Indian landscape in delightful detail. With candour he relates his grittier encounters with royalty and religion, poverty and politics, corruption and ignorance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781909314375
Publisher:	Windhorse Publications Ltd
Publication date:	04/29/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

A respected translator and author of over fifty books, Sangharakshita began studying BUddhism at the age of 16. After 20 years studying in India he returned to England and set up the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order which has over 65 centres worldwide, including the USA.