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Summary
Lama Anagarika Govinda's account of his pilgrimage through Tibet in the years before the Chinese invasion, blending travelogue with esoteric Buddhist teachings. A German-born convert to Tibetan Buddhism, Govinda describes the landscape, monasteries, and meditation practices he encountered, offering an accessible introduction to the symbols and rituals of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism.