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The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei
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| #120283 in Books | Echo Point Books Media | 2013-02-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 11.02 x.35 x8.50l,.88 | File type: PDF | 166 pages | ||7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| Informative But Purely Academic|By Rich Duffy|As an avid runner living in Japan, the legendary marathon monks of Hiei Mountain sparked my imagination. These men were said to run hundreds of kilometers a day, praying and starving themselves on the path to living Buddhahood and, if lucky, enlightenment. Could running really reap such spiritual rewards?
Intriguing as th|From Library Journal|pap. $12.95. rel Japan's Mount Hiei is home to the monastery of the "Running Buddhas" or "marathon monks" who pursue enlightenment via 1000-day marathons that must each be completed in a seven-year training period. Stevens, a professor of Bu
The greatest athletes in the world today are not the Olympic champions or the stars of professional sports, but the "marathon monks" of Japan's sacred Mount Hiei. Over a seven-year training period, these "running buddhas" figuratively circle the globe on foot. During one incredible 100-day stretch, they cover 52.5 miles daily—twice the length of an Olympic marathon. And the prize they seek to capture is the greatest thing a human being can achieve: enlightenment...
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