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The Open Road

The Open Road

by Pico Iyer

2008Bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho, dalai lama xiv, 1935-Spiritual life, buddhismBuddhism, doctrinesDalai lamasBiography
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For over three decades, Pico Iyer, one of our most cherished travel writers, has been a friend to the Dalai Lama. Over these years through intimate conversations, he has come to know him in a way that few can claim. Here he paints an unprecedented portrait of one of the most singular figures of our time, explaining the Dalai Lama's work and ideas about politics, science, technology, and religion. For Buddhist and non-Buddhist alike, The Open Road illuminates the hidden life and the daily challenges of this global iconFrom the Trade Paperback edition.

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Bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho, dalai lama xiv, 1935-Spiritual life, buddhismBuddhism, doctrinesDalai lamasBiographySpiritual life
First published 2008

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About the author

Pico Iyer
Pico Iyer

11 February 1957

Pico Iyer (Siddharth Pico Raghavan Iyer) is a British-born essayist and novelist of Indian origin, best known for his travel writing. - Wikipedia

Author

Pico Iyer

First published

2008

Pages

288

Read time

≈ 7h

Editions

8

Language

English

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

ISBN

9780747597445

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