This volume includes two memoirs. In the Sign of the Golden Wheel
tells the story of the `middle period' of the fourteen years
Sangharakshita was based in the Indian hill station, Kalimpong. It
is a crucial time for Buddhism as the whole Asian world is
preparing to celebrate 2,500 years of Buddhism, and
Sangharakshita's abundant energies are brought into play in diverse
ways. His commitment to spreading the Dharma as widely as he can
and to serving the (few) existing Buddhists in India takes him far
afield: from tea estates in Assam to a film studio in Bombay, from
the Maha Bodhi Society in Calcutta - he becomes the inspired editor
of the internationally read Maha Bodhi Journal - to Kasturchand
Park in Nagpur where he speaks to hundreds of thousands of bereaved
followers of the great Dr Ambedkar. Whether describing great events
of international import or those of more local significance, such
as the funeral of Miss Barclay's cat, the flowing prose
descriptions of people, places and events bring it all vividly to
life. And through it all the enlightening, inspiring and moving
reflections on life, the Dharma, poetry, friendship - and himself.
Precious Teachers covers the last period of Sangharakshita's time
in Kalimpong. Here too are vivid encounters with people - a damsel
in distress, a dakini, a transsexual and many others. At the
forefront, though, are Sangharakshita's Buddhist teachers: the
Tibetans Jamyang Khyentse Rimpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rimpoche, Dudjom
Rimpoche, Kachu Rimpoche, Chattrul Sangye Dorje and Dhardo
Rimpoche, and Chinese Yogi Chen. He recalls their meetings, his
abhisekas or initiations, and the friendship that developed with
Dhardo Rimpoche. In the background are events of international
significance: the Chinese in Tibet, and the oppression of Buddhists
in Vietnam. The memoir concludes with a letter from the English
Sangha Trust inviting Sangharakshita back to the West....
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