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| Book Review: "The Bones of the Master: A Journey to Secret Mongolia", by George Crane | ||
| 作者 | Sinhavacin |
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| 出處題名 | Dharma Life |
| 卷期 | n.19 |
| 出版日期 | 2002 |
| 出版者 | Friends of the Western Buddhist Order=Triratna Buddhist Community |
| 出版者網址 | https://thebuddhistcentre.com/ |
| 出版地 | London, UK [倫敦, 英國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article; 書評=Book Review |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | Topic: Transforming Mind |
| 摘要 | In 1959 Mao's Great Leap Forward led to the destruction of many Buddhist monasteries. A young Ch'an monk called Tsung Tsai escaped from Inner Mongolia to Hong Kong after a long and dangerous journey through China. In 1996 he returned to seek his master's grave, travelling with George Crane, an American drop-out poet who had become his neighbour in New York State. Following the story of the escape, the main part of the book is Crane's account of the return: dealings with the authorities, meetings with members of Tsung Tsai's family, the difficult and dangerous climb to the mountain cave where Tsung Tsai had last seen his master, and the eventual discovery of his grave. The third part is a short epilogue back in Hong Kong.The style is novelistic, and it is best to read Bones of the Master as if it were a novel. Crane is a good storyteller and the narrative rattles along. Incidents and characters are vividly portrayed and, although Crane is very present as narrator, he is generally not too intrusive. A clear portrait of Tsung Tsai emerges - of his determination and optimism, his devotion and dedication to practice, his humour and humanity. No textbook this, but readable, interesting and sometimes moving. |
| 點閱次數 | 451 |
| 建檔日期 | 2009.11.20 |
| 更新日期 | 2020.10.22 |
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