{"product_id":"in-the-cool-shade-of-compassion-isbn-9781611806496","title":"In the Cool Shade of Compassion","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating collection of stories of the Thai forest monks that illuminates the Thai Forest tradition as a vibrant, compassionate, and highly appealing way of life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work ingeniously intermingles real-life stories about nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Buddhist monks in old Siam (today’s Thailand) with experiences recorded by their Western contemporaries. Stories of giant snakes, bandits, boatmen, midwives, and guardian spirits collectively portray a Buddhist culture in all its imaginative and geographical brilliance. By juxtaposing these eyewitness accounts, Kamala Tiyavanich presents a new and vivid picture of Buddhism as it was lived and of the natural environments in which the Buddha’s teachings were practiced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book was previously published under the title The Buddha in the Jungle.“Part history book, part travelogue, part spiritual teaching, this wonderful book is like a window into another world. \u003ci\u003eIn\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ethe Cool Shade of Compassion\u003c\/i\u003e shares an important and fascinating view into both human experience and human nature. This book arose at the intersection of careful scholarship and good storytelling and helps us shape our own view of the world.” —Sharon Salzberg, author of \u003ci\u003eLovingkindness\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Real Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“This is one of the most remarkable, honest, and rich accounts of how Theravada Buddhism actually flourished in Thailand. It gives us a new picture of the true breadth and fullness of the tradition in every part of life.”—Jack Kornfield, author of \u003ci\u003eA Path with Heart\u003c\/i\u003eKamala Tiyavanich is a Thai Buddhist with a PhD in Southeast Asian history from Cornell University. She is the author of Forest Recollections: Wandering Monks in Twentieth-Century Thailand.The wandering monks and adepts of the village temples, hills, and forests of  Thailand","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303052693733,"sku":"NP9781611806496","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611806496.jpg?v=1767729957","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/in-the-cool-shade-of-compassion-isbn-9781611806496","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}