{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-the-buddha-isbn-9780452297517","title":"In the Shadow of the Buddha","description":"\u003cb\u003e \"Part spy thriller, part Dharma travelogue, part spiritual  autobiography . . . 100 percent page-turner.\" \u003cbr\u003e-Daniel Goleman, author of \u003ci\u003eEmotional Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly a decade, Matteo Pistono evaded Chinese security and  smuggled out photos of prisons, secret documents, and firsthand  interviews of torture victims and other atrocities committed by the  Chinese government. Yet Pistono had not initially gone to Tibet to  fight for human rights-but as a Buddhist pilgrim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Pistono became the student of a venerated meditation master  in Tibet, he began couriering messages to him from the Dalai Lama in  India. This began an extraordinary adventure. \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the  Buddha\u003c\/i\u003e is both a vivid account of how Tibet's rich spiritual past  is slipping away under repression, and the story of one man who merged  political activism with Buddhist mysticism in pursuit of freedom and  peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\"What a fabulous saga! . . . It is both unearthly and powerfully real.\"—\u003cb\u003eRobert Thurman, author of \u003ci\u003eInner Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pistono's account of his quest for spiritual illumination and political justice is heartbreaking and awe-inspiring.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Part spy thriller, part Dharma travelogue, part spiritual autobiography . . . 100 percent page-turner.\"—\u003cb\u003eDaniel Goleman, author of \u003ci\u003eEmotional Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatteo Pistono \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism, and author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Buddha: Secret Journeys, Sacred Histories, and Spiritual Discovery in Tibet\u003c\/i\u003e. Pistono’s images and writings about Tibetan and Himalayan cultural, political, and spiritual landscapes have appeared in BBC's In-Pictures, \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKyoto Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHIMAL South Asia\u003c\/i\u003e. Pistono was born and raised in Wyoming where he completed his undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of Wyoming, and in 1997 he obtained his Masters of Arts degree in Indian Philosophy from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. After working with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. on Tibetan cultural programs, Pistono lived and traveled throughout the Himalayas for a decade, bringing to the West graphic accounts and photos of China’s human rights abuses in Tibet. He is the founder of Nekorpa, a foundation working to protect sacred pilgrimage sites around the world, and he sits on the Executive Council of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists, Rigpa Fellowship, and the Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture. Pistono and his wife, Monica, divide their time between Colorado, Washington D.C., and Asia.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300152627429,"sku":"NP9780452297517","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452297517.jpg?v=1767729983","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-the-buddha-isbn-9780452297517","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}