Pilgrimage to Java

About the Book

In 1982, Olivia entered Indonesia as member of the entourage of H.H. The Dalai Lama during His consecration of Borobudur. She continued her pilgrimage there by the name of "Tara" and was requested to write the History of Buddhism in Indonesia by the ethnic Javanese Buddhist teacher, pak Sumarsoeno. Hesitatingly, she agreed only to discover that he was to pass away several days later. Feeling compelled to keep her promise to him, she undertook the task and soon found out that the materials needed, necessary visas to remain in the country, and persons able to convey historical information were uncannily provided…so that she was able to gather the following information for future readers.

About the Author

Olivia Melusine de Haulleville, daughter of Belgian Poet—Baron Eric de Haulleville, emigrated to America as a Wold War II refugee to be near her uncle and aunt, Aldous and Maria Huxley, who were residing in the Mojave desert. After graduating from the Happy Valley School in Ojai—a private school centered around Krishnamurti—she settled on the island of Hydra with Yorgo Cassapidis, father of her two children Melina and Michael.