
The
Holy Monk and the Spirit Woman
The
hero of this novel is based on Khyungpo Naljor, one of the greatest figures in
Tibetan history.
He is
praised as ‘The great achiever in the Himalayas’.Therefore, the book can also
be called the Pilgrims' Song.Written in an magical realist style,the novel is a
biographic story of a great achiever after going through a long journey to find
authentic selves and towards enlightenment. It is full of mystery beyond the
mundane but deeply rooted in the worldly life.From the perspective of
historical and cultural research,the book may have filled in a blank in a
specific historical period of Himalayan culture and the interaction between
cultures of China, Nepal and India.
The
book is very different from biographies that is popular nowadays.It is filled
with abundant dialogues between characters and rich details about characters’
spiritual quests.It not only contains secret guidance for people to transcend
worldliness to attain self realization,but also elaboratesthe pitfalls that one
might fall into when faced with tough choices as well as effective methods to
deal with them.You will thereby understand that a great person, a hero, is
never born to be an unusually blessed extraordinary person,but rather a person
with flesh and blood and emotions.
Each
chapter has different stories, as well as differentsymbolic meanings,which not
only vividly shows how a pilgrim went through his journey to seek
enlightenment,but also provides a good examplefor those who leave their
hometown to search for a home for their souls.With this book, you will have the
code to understand your innermost soul,and possessing a wisdom to face your
life’s hardship gracefully.
The
following people will like this book:those who yearn for distant places and
love pilgrimage,those who are interested in foreign cultures, religions, and
philosophy.and those who find themselves lost in life, wanting to improve and
perfect themselves.In addition, it is also a great book to learn about the
history of the Shangpa lineage as an example of the treasures of Chinese
culture.
Now
the book has been published in English, simplified Chinese and traditional
Chinese.
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