What the Buddha Never Taught

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There is still a place in the jungles of Thailand, where you can leave it all behind... A cult classic and bestseller in the 1990s, What the Buddha Never Taught is a humorous “behind the robes” account of life inside one of the strictest jungle monasteries in Southeast Asia. In Pahnanachat, the monks keep the 227 rules laid down by the Buddha, including refraining from all killing. But how does a foreign monk cope with cobra in the outhouse, or the temptation of a Mars Bar in his begging bowl? Find out, in this newly reincarnated 20th anniversary edition, with a new introduction by the author and a new foreword by Wade Davis. Content: COVER PAGE TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT PAGE DEDICATION CONTENTS FOREWORD PREFACE 1. THE FARANG WANTS TO GO TO A WAT 2. HOW BIG IS A STICK? 3. SAMADHI SUICIDE: OUR EXAMPLE 4. REFUGEES IN THE TRIPLE GEM 5. SORE FEET ON THE NOBLE PATH 6. THE FAN MAN'S RAPTURE 7. BHIKKHU BOB AND BOOMER BUANTE GIRD THEIR LOINS 8. WHAT IS AND ISN'T BAT SHIT 9. MIND OVER MENU 10. WHAT THE BUDDHA NEVER TAUGHT 11. A PERFECT PLACE TO HIDE 12. THE LONE PAHKOW 13. THE WATER TANK IS MADE OF METAL 14. AJAHN CHAH GIVES A TEACHING GLOSSARY LIST OF CHARACTERS POSTSCRIPT, 2010.