AtDTDA: [38] Pgs. 156, 1079, 1080 Prayer Wheels and Throat Singing

[robinlandseadel at comcast.net]

Sorry about that [I know that a lot of what I do is probably 
O.T.T.], but the reference to Tuvan throat singing on pages 
1079 and 1080 comes after many pages in Against the Day [and 
Vineland, for that matter] concerning Buddhism and Buddhist
spiritual practice. Pynchon writes more, and in greater detail,
regarding Buddhism in Against the Day than in any other of his 
books. I suspect that Buddhism must mean more to Pynchon now,
after all, Gravity's Rainbow was published 37 years ago, a lot can
happen in 37 years.

If OBA wanted to point to 1000 monkeys, I'm sure he would 
have mentioned them. Can't imagine anything that would stop him.
I find themes of compassion as they relate to Buddhism to make 
up one of the major threads of Against the Day.

I guess details like this stand out more if you develop the habit of 
lighting up a prayer wheel several times a week.

While I guess that it seems like Pynchon seems to throw in
the kitchen sink in his novels, he does spend more time on 
certain subjects than others.
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From: "Henry" <scuffling at gmail.com>
> Also reminds me of 1000 monkeys with typewriters....