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My journey to Lhasa : the personal story of the only white woman who succeeded in entering the forbidden city

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TitleMy journey to Lhasa : the personal story of the only white woman who succeeded in entering the forbidden cityContributorDavid-Néel, Alexandra, 1868-1969, author.PublisherNew York : London : Harper & BrothersDescriptionThe story of how David-Néel visited Lhasa in 1924 in disguise.The French-Belgian explorer Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969) travelled extensively in India and Tibet during the first half of the 2oth century to study Buddhism. Her interest in travel was nurtured from a young age, and while studying in Paris from 1889 to 1890 she immersed herself in Asian languages and joined several secret and spiritual societies. In 1917, she travelled to China and took up a three-year residence at the famous Kumbum monastery, where she spent her time translating Buddhist texts into English and French. After David-Néel's return to France, she secured her legacy as one of the greatest Western proponents of Buddhism. She settled with Aphur Yongden, her adopted Tibetan son, at Digne in Provence, where she built her house Samten-Dzong, or "fortress of meditation".LanguageEnglish

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Date1927SubjectLhasa (China)Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Description and travelTibet Autonomous Region (China)TravelChina -- Tibet Autonomous RegionLhasa (China) -- Description and travelRégion autonome du Tibet (Chine)Lhassa (Chine) -- Descriptions et voyagesRégion autonome du Tibet (Chine) -- Descriptions et voyages

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Library CollectionSelf Cultivation: From East to WestRare Books

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MMS ID9940895725701751Monash University LibraryCatalogue RecordPhysical Item TypeTextGenre/FormBooksMedium/CarrierVolumeExtentxviii pages, 1 leaf, 310 pages illustrations, frontispiece, plates, portraits 23 cm

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My journey to Lhasa : the personal story of the only white woman who succeeded in entering the forbidden city