Matthieu Ricard has lived in Nepal for over thirty years. During this time he has forged close ties with some of Buddhisms greatest spiritual masters, from Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, for whom he is the official French interpreter. His experiences are recorded here in about 200 sublime colour photographs, accompanied by a perceptive text.

Table of Contents

Introduction; A Traditional Society; The Largest Printing Works in the World; A Sense of Celebration; The Top of the World; The Return of a Lama to the Country of Snow; A Visit to the Hermits; A Pilgrimage to a Commune; Humanity.

About the Author

Matthieu Ricard lives in Shechen monastery, Nepal. He has been the French interpreter for His Holiness the Dalai Lama since 1989. Among his other books are the bestselling The Monk and the Philosopher, which he co-wrote with his father, and Buddhist Himalayas, which he co-wrote with Olivier Follmi.

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"Matthieu's spiritual life and his camera are one and the same, and it is from this unity that these fleeting yet eternal images spring." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson