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The gods drink whiskey : stumbling toward enlightenment in the land of the tattered Buddha / Stephen T. Asma.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Asma, Stephen T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhism.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, [2005]
- Summary:
- This funny, action-packed travelogue through Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka introduces readers to the basics of Buddhism in a way that could not be more entertaining, nor more thought-provoking. This is a "Year of Living Dangerously" that provides a compelling look into the clash of civilizations in a little-known corner of our shrinking world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-250).
- ISBN:
- 0060723955
- OCLC:
- 57342123
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