Completely politically incorrect, but the book that has what I think is the best feeling for Buddhism is Kipling's Kim. I never read it as a child, but knew about it (We played Kim's game a lot when I was growing up as a Boy Scout). When I read it as an adult I was amazed at the beauty of the portrayal of the Tibetan monk and his love for the boy. Kipling's father ran the museum at Lahore, so he knew quite a lot about Buddhist lore, but where he got the insight into Buddhism, I do not know. I always recommend it to people interested in Tibetan Buddhism. The monk is a perfect portrayal of some of the saintly figures I have known, with their elderly quirks. Anyone who writes knows how hard it is to write about someone surpassingly good.

yours, Peter T.