This is the second set of memoirs by Sangharakshita. In 1950 Kalimpong was a lively trading town in the intrigue-ridden corner of India that borders Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and Tibet. Finding a welcome in this town, nestled high in the mountains, were a bewildering array of guests and settlers: ex-colonial military men, missionaries, incarnate Tibetan lamas, exiled royalty and Sangharakshita, a young English monk attempting to establish a Buddhist movement for local youngsters. In this delightful volume of memoirs, Sangharakshita shares the incidents and insights of his early years in Kalimpong. These include brushes with the Buddhist 'establishment', a meeting with the 'Untouchables' saviour Dr B.R. Ambedkar and his friendship with Lama Anagarika Govinda. Behind these events we witness the development of this remarkable young man into an increasingly effective interpreter of Buddhism for a new age.
Facing Mount Kanchenjunga: An English Buddhist in the Eastern Himalayas, Sangharakshita, Windhorse Publication, Paperback, 512 pp, $24.00

A respected translator and author of over fifty books, Sangharakshita began studying Buddhism at the age of 16. After 20 years studying in India he returned to England and set up the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order which has over 65 centres worldwide, including the USA.

CONTENTS: Facing Mount Kanchenjunga
1	On My Own in Kalimpong	7
2	A New Gate Opens	24
3	Stepping Stones	42
4	The Spirit of the Hills	58
5	Widening Circles	88
6	Acceptance and Rejection	103
7	Burma Raja and the Devas	125
8	Repairing the Damage	147
9	Traditions and Individual Talents	160
10	Preparing to Receive the Sacred Relics	184
11	Pretexts and Processions	205
12	'The Hermitage'	234
13	Kindred Spirits	263
14	Contrasts in Kathmandu	284
15	A Big Setback	331
16	The Near and the Far	351
17	The Enemy of the Church	373
18	Discovering Dharmapala	398
19	A Re-enshrinement and a Reunion	423
20	Discussions in Bombay and Dolali	436
21	A Fresh Beginning	462
22	New Arrivals in Kalimpong ... and Dhardo Rimpoche	471
	Index	493