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- 1967 May 12 (Creation)
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1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
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Biographical history
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author of more than seventy books that include poetry, personal journals, collections of letters, social criticism, and writings on peace, justice, and ecumenism.
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First lines: "Your book on the Buddha is a joy to read and full of wisdom, so that once again I want to tell you"... Contents index: Byles' book on Buddha, «Footprints of Gautama the Buddha» (see "Marginalia" collection in the Merton Center for Merton's notes on this book) / «Way of Chuang Tzu» has not been reviewed in English to Merton's knowledge and permits Byles to review it in «The Middle Way» / Merton sends piece on Marcel and Buddha.
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- anglų