foreword, Jacques Chirac ; introduction, Jean-François Jarrige ; Spiritual journey : the Buddhist enlightenment, Jacques Giès ; editorial consultant Pierre Baptiste ; editorial coordination, Sedef Ecer ; contributors Pierre Baptiste ... [and others] ; photography, concept and art direction, Ahmet Ertuǧ
by Jeannine Auboyer ... [and others] ; translated by Elizabeth and Richard Bartlett ; [ill. by Odette Mukherjee, Muriel Thiriet ; Marie-Claude Lepeyre, maps]