Buddha in the Jungle, The

"Reading this book, The Buddha in the Jungle, is to take a wondrous journey to an exotic land, full of magic chants, wise grandmothers, ghosts, elephants, snakes, and compassionate Buddhist monks. After extensive research, Kamala presents us with a collection of marvelously readable and evocative stories that recreate the flavor of a way of life that has now disappeared. This is a book of history, anthropology, and Buddhist teachings, and it is delightfully easy and fun to read."—Wes Nisker, co-editor of the Buddhist journal Inquiring Mind, and author of The Essential Crazy Wisdom and The Big Bang, the Buddha and the Baby Boom Author

About the Author

Kamala Tiyavanich is a Thai Buddhist. She earned a Ph.D. in Southeast Asian History from Cornell University and is the author of Forest Recollections: Wandering in Twentieth-Century Thailand.