THE GREAT DRAGON’S FLEAS by Tim...

THE GREAT DRAGON’S FLEAS by Tim Ward (Celestial Arts: $14.95; 252 pp., paperback original). An aspiring Buddhist devotee, Ward wandered through Tibet, Bangladesh, India, Thailand and Indonesia in search of a teacher to guide his spiritual search. His peregrinations brought him into contact with a variety of colorful and pious figures, including the exiled Dalai Lama, the reincarnated bodhisatva Drukchen Rimpoche and artisans from a tribe of Christianized cannibals in Sumatra. Ward’s feisty travelogue proves that a journey can prove more significant than the destination.