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by Jeff Greenwald (Author) "ON THE morning of Monday, 19 October, 1987, I woke up at a place called Gosainkund - a pocket of sacred lakes, dedicated to Lord..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications (1 Sep 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 086442471X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0864424716
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 451,002 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Greenwald's story of his obsessive search for the perfect Buddha statue. His souvenir-hunting turns into an ironic metaphor for the clash between spiritual riches and material greed. Politics, religion and serious shopping collide in this witty account of an enlightening visit to Nepal.
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ON THE morning of Monday, 19 October, 1987, I woke up at a place called Gosainkund - a pocket of sacred lakes, dedicated to Lord Shiva, some four thousand meters high in the Nepali Himalayas. Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars More than shopping, 3 Dec 2001
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The author has managed to keep a consistent story line, with the purchase of the Buddha statue as the main story. But you also get to know more about the country of Nepal, it's people and culture through his efforts to find his Buddha. Sometimes though it can be pretty annoying to follow his attempts to find the right statue and the authour gets lost himself in his story. Some chapters are pretty descriptive and gives you a deeper understanding about a subject, while other chapters just makes you lost and doesn't fit in with the overall story. If you haven't been to Nepal, it is a good purchase to get some basic understanding of it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An amusing insight into the Nepalise culture., 12 Feb 2001
An author who can invoke the sights and smells of Kathmandu proceeds with an amusing character whose self imposed mission is to find the perfect statue of Budda. A very entertaining tale highlighting the tension between advancing the spritual self and amasing material goods. For those who have been to Kathmandu it will resonate with your memories, for those that haven't then it should inspire you to go!!
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