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Shopping for Buddhas

by Jeff Greenwald · 1990

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This is the story of an obsessive search for the perfect Buddha statue during a visit to Nepal. In the backstreets of Kathmandu, the author discovers more than he bargained for, and his souvenir-hunting turns into an ironic metaphor for the clash between spiritual riches and material greed.

Subject
traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Themes
BuddhismBuddhismMore like thisLess of this
Setting
AsiaAsiaMore like thisLess of thisHimalaya Mountains RegionHimalaya Mountains RegionMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 198 pages

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