E-book
Fire monks [electronic resource] : Zen mind meets wildfire at the gates of Tassajara / Colleen Morton Busch.
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: 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. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Fire fighters > California. Wildfires > California > Prevention and control. Zen Buddhism > Social aspects. Zen Buddhists > California > Biography. Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
