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  • Published: 25 September 1992
  • ISBN: 9780712654173
  • Imprint: Rider
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 608
  • RRP: $60.00
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Old Path White Clouds

Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha




The life and teachings of the Buddha, in the poetic words of Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh

‘The Buddha was the source. Venerable Svasti and the young buffalo boys were rivers that flowed from the source. Wherever the rivers flowed, the Buddha would be there.’

In Old Path White Clouds, the world's revered master of mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh, retells the story of the Buddha in his own inimitably beautiful style. He draws upon Pali, Sanskrit and Chinese sources to trace the Buddha’s life slowly and gently through the course of eighty years. Seen partly through the eyes of the Buddha himself and partly through those of Svasti, the buffalo boy, Old Path White Clouds brings the Buddha closer to us as we journey with him on his path to enlightenment and nirvana.

  • Published: 25 September 1992
  • ISBN: 9780712654173
  • Imprint: Rider
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 608
  • RRP: $60.00
Categories:

About the author

Thich Nhat Hanh

Born in Hue, Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh is a Buddhist Zen Master, poet, scholar and human rights activist. In 1967, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King. He founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon, the School of Youth and Social Service and the Plum Village Buddhist community and meditation centre in France, where he lived for many years. He is the author of many acclaimed books including Peace is Every Step, Old Path White Clouds and Fear, which have sold millions of copies around the world. He lives at the Tu Hieu Temple in Vietnam where he was first ordained when he was sixteen years old.

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