DAVID STANFORD looks at the poetry and life of the 1950s avant-garde Buddhist d. a. levy; MICHAEL SWEET reviews two books on sexuality and Buddhism; JEFFREY ZALESKI on Circling the Sacred Mountain, a travel account by ROBERT THURMAN and TAD WISE; DONALD S. LOPEZ, JR., considers JORGE LUIS BORGES’s interest in Buddhism. Plus Books in Brief, and Mixed Media including PETER MATTHIESSEN’s audio tape on Zen and the Writing LifeThe Buddhist Third Class Junkmail OracleThe Red Thread: Buddhist Approaches to SexualityCircling the Sacred Mountain: A Spiritual Adventure through the HimalayasZen and the Writing LifeZen and the Writing LifeMusic Review