Road to Heaven
Encounters with Chinese Hermits
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| Author(s) : Porter, Bill |
| Publishers Price : £11.95 |
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| ISBN : 1582435235 | | EAN : 9781582435237 | | Cover : Paperback | | Pages : 226 | | Size : 228 x 152mm | | Publisher : Counterpoint | | Published : 1993 |
Category : Chinese Buddhism
Category 2 : Travel: Pilgrimage
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Synopsis:
Since the Chinese have, historically admired and encouraged their hermits, Bill Porter wondered if they still existed in China today.
In 1989, Bill Porter, having spent much of his life studying and translating Chinese religious and philosophical texts and poetry under the name Red Pine, began to wonder if the Buddhist hermit tradition still existed in China. At the time, it was believed that the Communist Cultural Revolution had dealt a lethal blow to all religions in China, destroying countless temples and shrines, and forcibly returning thousands of monks and nuns to lay life.
But when Bill Porter traveled to the Chungnan mountains - the historical refuge of ancient hermits - he discovered that the hermit tradition is very much alive, as dozens of monks and nuns continued to lead solitary lives in quiet contemplation of their faith deep in the mountains.
Part travelogue, part history, part sociology, and part religious study, this record of extraordinary journeys to an unknown China sheds light on a phenomenon unparalleled in the West. Porter's discovery is more than a revelation, and uncovers a glimmer of hope for the future of religion in China.
Following the initial success of this influential book a film was made called Amongst White Clouds, now on DVD.
"A brilliant essay on the traditions of Chinese hermits, a startling reminder of how far we have gone astray. It should be a part of any serious Zen or Taoist library." Jim Harrison. |
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