Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaOver a period of six years, Dr. Schaller explored the awesome Himalays in order to study the fascinating but increasingly rare wild life of the area and to determine what locations would make good reserves and national parks. Just as the outside influences of the last quarter century are taking their toll of the wildlife of the region, so are they changing the culture of the people who have lived there for centuries. High adventure, introspection, observation, and discovery are a part of this story. |
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... monastery tucked against the side of a cliff . Passing here seventeen years earlier , David Snellgrove felt that he " had come at last to the paradise of the Buddha ' Boundless Light . ' " Two lamas and a dozen other men lived at the ...
... monastery tucked against the side of a cliff . Passing here seventeen years earlier , David Snellgrove felt that he " had come at last to the paradise of the Buddha ' Boundless Light . ' " Two lamas and a dozen other men lived at the ...
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... monastery with its stupas very white against the winter - brown slope . But I am too tired to exult . We plod on and it is almost dusk when we pass some prayer walls , cross a bridge , and climb an embankment to the monastery . There ...
... monastery with its stupas very white against the winter - brown slope . But I am too tired to exult . We plod on and it is almost dusk when we pass some prayer walls , cross a bridge , and climb an embankment to the monastery . There ...
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... monastery is locked . We remain outsiders , wistfully looking ; all we can do is wan- der among the culture's artifacts . We investigate the two large stupas . Ochre - colored clay frescoes depicting peacock , elephant , horse , and ...
... monastery is locked . We remain outsiders , wistfully looking ; all we can do is wan- der among the culture's artifacts . We investigate the two large stupas . Ochre - colored clay frescoes depicting peacock , elephant , horse , and ...
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