Alexandra David-Néel was a Belgian–French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, and writer. She is most known for her 1924 visit to Lhasa, Tibet, when it was forbidden to foreigners. David-Néel wrote over 30 books about Eastern religion, philosophy, and her travels, including Magic and Mystery in Tibet, which was published in 1929. Her teachings influenced the beat writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, the popularisers of Eastern philosophy Alan Watts and Ram Dass, and the esotericist Benjamin Creme.
Alexandra David-Néel in Tibet, 1933
Marie-Madeleine Peyronnet and Alexandra David-Neel, November 20, 1961, in Digne-les-Bains.
Road named Alexandra David-Néel in Massy, Essonne, suburb of Paris.
Alexandra David-Néel tram station on line 3a of the Île-de-France tramway
Lhasa, officially the Chengguan District of Lhasa City, is the inner urban district of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, Southwestern China.
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