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Book Description  
For more than a thousand years Tibet, Sikkim, Ladakh, and Bhutan were the santuaries of Tantric Buddhism. But in the last half of this century, geopolitics has scoured the landscape of the Himalayas, and only the reclusive kingdom of Bhutan remains true to Tantric Buddhism. As she travels through Bhutan and its neighbots, Crossette introduces readers to a world that has emerged from the middle ages only to find itself peering into the abyss of modernity. 

Synopsis  
Profiling the exotic kingdoms of the Himalayans, a history of the Buddhist world describes its early exploration, harmonious existence, and threat of extinction by forbidden outside influences. 10,000 first printing.