Last Updated on February 19, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org
This book was written at the wish of a book publisher. Jean Francois-Revel, famous french philosopher and father of Matthieu Ricard agreed with the wish of the book publisher. The decision to write this book was made by Jean Francois-Revel. Did Jean Francois-Revel also make other decisions concering Matthieu Ricards life, and was Matthieu Ricard partly financed by his father Jean Francois-Revel? Matthieu Ricard sais somewhere, that he gave away what he owns when he desided to become a monk. But also a monk has to find a way to make a living from.