Waking the Fake Snake: The Mystery of the Blue Robe Manuscripts Handmade the land of hidden treasures

the land of hidden treasures and Bhutan

We learn religious history and what it means to be a monk and nun though intimate and vivid stories of family dynamics and the charisma of spiritual masters

longevity and beauty

bewteen modernity and tradition

This mala is beautifully inlaid with Copper faux turquoise and faux coral pieces

Waking the Fake Snake: The Mystery of the Blue Robe Manuscripts Handmade the land of hidden treasuresIt is summer 1985 and the young American teacher Richard Tatem heads for the Himalayas, there discovering a rare manuscript of the secret Blue Robes cult. Hoping to kick start his career and regain the affection of Miki Tojinbara, an unforgettable Japanese junior colleague from Osaka who has recently ditched him, Tatem returns to India. His search goes dangerously awry when he finds himself hunted by ruthless later day guardians of the supposedly dead