Mara and the Mangala

All 26 chapters of Mangala released on the occasion of Ajahn Amaro's departure

Ajahn Amaro

July 18, 2010

This story is intended to be both a partner to the novel ‘The Pilgrim Kāmanīta,’ written by Karl Gjellerup in 1906, and a tale that stands on its own. There is no need to have read the earlier book in order to make sense of this one, however, should you wish to go to the source from which many of the characters and scenes of this tale have sprung, an English version of it is to be found here.

This book was originally projected to be published entirely as a serial novel, appearing one chapter at a time on the first day of every month, over a couple of years. However, some of the same type of unpredictabilities that populate this tale intervened and, before the planned twenty-six months were up, it became necessary for me to leave California and relocate to England. This move, in July of 2010, precipitated the decision to release the entire book early, as a parting nod this fair country that has been the focus of my attention for the last twenty years, as well as the seedbed of so many of the fibres of this yarn.

Tudong: The Long Road North

Ajahn Amaro

March 25, 2010

This book is an account of a 'tudong' walk through England, made in 1983 by Ajahn Amaro and Nick Scott. During following year Ajahn Amaro typed up his diaries and, with the generous contributions of many friends of the monastery - particularly Nancy Sloane Stanley's illustrations Sujata's calligraphy and Nick Scott's maps - 1000 copies rolled off the machines at the local Tyneside Free Press in the fall of 1984.

Although some of the material appeared in the later compilation Silent Rain, up until now those 1000 copies were the only ones in existence. We are now delighted to be able to offer this web-edition of Tudong - The Long Road North, making the book available once more after a 25 year hiatus.

This edition was produced with immense care and diligence by Vernon and Jacqui Oldfield, friends of the monastic community who were amongst those visited by the walkers on their original trek back in 1983. We are very grateful that, through their efforts, this little book is once more freely accessible for all those who might be interested.