Shopping for Buddhas: An Adventure in Nepal – Jeff Greenwald

Shopping for Buddhas: An Adventure in Nepal – Jeff Greenwald | “Asia is a mythical jubilee,” writes Jeff Greenwald, “full of characters more strange and entertaining than anything you’ll find in Star Wars.” In this 25th anniversary edition of his beloved book, Greenwald treks to a lofty nunnery to meet “one of the most powerful women in Tibet — known to fly through the air.” He visits Kathmandu’s first indoor shopping mall (where a ride on the country’s first escalator is a near-religious event), and befriends a sly mystic named Lalji, whose often abrasive teaching methods prod him along the spiritual path.