Monday, 16 June 2014

THE GUIDE TO INDIA - TONI HUBER/AMDO GENDUN CHOPEL






THE GUIDE TO INDIA - TONI HUBER/AMDO GENDUN CHOPEL



RATING: C

Although I found the book informative, there were so many notes telling the reader that this or that fact was not necessarily correct, that the English translation of this Tibetan classic became slightly tedious. The original text was written sometime ago, although the translation and this edition are more modern. Many of the places named refer to places now considered outside of India, such as Nepal and Pakistan, although at the time of original writing they were Indian territory.

I would recommend the book to those interested in a Tibetan perspective to traveling India for the purpose of viewing places of Buddhist pilgrimage and those interested in pre 21st century India and Tibet relations and travel.



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