The Bodhi Tree Grows in L.A.

Tales of a Buddhist Monk in America

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Eastern Religions, Buddhism
Cover of the book The Bodhi Tree Grows in L.A. by Bhante Walpola Piyananda, Shambhala
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Author: Bhante Walpola Piyananda ISBN: 9780834823440
Publisher: Shambhala Publication: June 10, 2008
Imprint: Shambhala Language: English
Author: Bhante Walpola Piyananda
ISBN: 9780834823440
Publisher: Shambhala
Publication: June 10, 2008
Imprint: Shambhala
Language: English

Truth is regularly stranger than fiction for the abbot of a Buddhist temple in the far-from-tranquil inner city of Los Angeles, California. Whether he is talking a dangerously unbalanced man out of buying a gun, confronting a naked woman in his meditation hall, or helping gamblers reform, Bhante Walpola Piyananda demonstrates that every experience can be an opportunity for learning and appreciating the Buddha's teachings.

Bhante Piyananda also reflects on social and political issues such as the racial tension in his neighborhood after the Rodney King trial and the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddha statues in Afganistan.

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Truth is regularly stranger than fiction for the abbot of a Buddhist temple in the far-from-tranquil inner city of Los Angeles, California. Whether he is talking a dangerously unbalanced man out of buying a gun, confronting a naked woman in his meditation hall, or helping gamblers reform, Bhante Walpola Piyananda demonstrates that every experience can be an opportunity for learning and appreciating the Buddha's teachings.

Bhante Piyananda also reflects on social and political issues such as the racial tension in his neighborhood after the Rodney King trial and the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddha statues in Afganistan.

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