A unique insider's account of day-to-day life inside a Tibetan monastery, The Sound of Two Hands Clapping reveals to Western audiences the fascinating details of monastic education. Georges B. J. Dreyfus, the first Westerner to complete the famous Ge-luk curriculum and achieve the distinguished title of geshe, weaves together eloquent and moving autobiographical reflections with a historical overview of Tibetan Buddhism and insights into its teachings.
- ISBN10 0520232593
- ISBN13 9780520232594
- Publish Date 28 January 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 December 2007
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of California Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 460
- Language English