{"product_id":"two-trips-in-search-of-the-buddha-a-trip-through-the-inland-sea-and-a-walk-around-the-island-of-shikoku-9781438921754","title":"Two Trips In Search Of The Buddha: A Trip Through the Inland Sea and a Walk Around the Island of Shikoku","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Albert Shansky\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: AuthorHouse\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: AuthorHouse\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: General Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome with me as I travel through Japan in search of the Buddha and the Buddhist ethic. Ever since my first visit to Japan in 1962 I have been fascinated by Japanese culture. To date I have made twenty trips to Japan. I began exploring museums and temples where I visited some of the most beautiful and spectacular art work of the Japanese religions. Looking at some of the Buddhist art work in temples and museums I developed a gripping need to learn more about what I was viewing. I had an eagerness in reading about Buddhism and consumed many books on the subject. I decided to pursue Buddhist terachings by traveling through Japan and partaking in the culture. The first trip, in 1981, was a journey back and forth across the Inland Sea during which I encountered many people who explained the Buddhist religion to me. Ten years later in 1991, I made a pilgrimage by walking halfway around the Island of Shikoku stopping at 42 of the 88 temples built by the monk Kukai. It was here I met many pilgrims and temple monks who continued my Buddhist education. These two trips were important preliminary components of my life of a practicing Buddhist. - Albert Shansky\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45092167909527,"sku":"9781438921754","price":974.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781438921754.webp?v=1769205769","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/two-trips-in-search-of-the-buddha-a-trip-through-the-inland-sea-and-a-walk-around-the-island-of-shikoku-9781438921754","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}