India, Sept. 20 -- First published in 1991, this edition of Thich Nhat Hanh's Old Path White Clouds appears ahead of the Zen Buddhist teacher's 99th birth anniversary next month. Originally written in Vietnamese, this monumental biography, which was translated by Mobi Ho, one of Hanh's early American disciples, presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha's life slowly and gently over the course of 80 years, partly through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy, and partly through the eyes of the Buddha himself. Shantum Seth's lyrical and moving foreword about his relationship with Thich Nhat Hanh and Buddhism provides an additional layer to this classic of religious literature....