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Fire monks Zen mind meets wildfire at the gates of Tassajara

Summary: An account of how five monks saved the U.S.'s oldest Zen Buddhist monastery describes the monastery's location in a remote area that was plagued by hundreds of wildfires in 2008 and the monks' decision to remain behind when even firefighters were evacuated.

Record details

ISBN: 9781101507544 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1101507543 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781101516942 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1101516941 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource : ill. (chiefly col.), map.
Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, c2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Lightning strike -- Fires merge -- The three-day-away fire -- In the shadow of Esperanza -- Great faith, great doubt, great effort -- Fire in the confluence -- Buddha in the bocce ball court -- The last evacuation -- No leaving, no going back -- Ring of flame -- Meeting fire -- Unbrying Buddha.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.