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The Dalai Lama A Biography
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Patricia Cronin Marcello
Book Code: GR2207
ISBN: 0-313-32207-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32207-5
200 pages, photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 2/28/2003
List Price: $38.95 (UK Sterling Price: £21.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Series Title: Greenwood Biographies
Description: The Dalai Lama is both the living conscience of the Tibetan people and an internationally respected human rights symbol. His high-profile appearances and books have fueled the surging popularity of Buddhism in the United States and throughout the West. This new, up-to-date biography provides insight into the curious and winning personality of the Dalai Lama as a boy and his wisdom as a man. The Buddhist spiritual worlds and the Dalai Lama's rarified role are engagingly and evenly presented. The Dalai Lama's story is revealed from his early family life to his experiences in the world, his education as the 14th incarnation of the Lama, his exile in India, and his current struggles to help Tibet regain its independence from China. Especially helpful is the clear historical overview of the Tibetan crisis after the Chinese invasion. A timeline and glossary also supplement the text. Though the book is written especially for high school students doing reports, it will also be of immense interest to general readers.
Table of Contents:
  • Glossary
  • Introduction
  • The Birth of Lhamo Dhondup
  • Search for a Fourteenth Ruler
  • The Road to Lhasa
  • Assuming the Life of a Monk
  • The Chinese Invasion
  • Dealing with the Motherland
  • Breakdown and Failure of Relations
  • Escape to India
  • A More Permanent Home
  • Charming the World
  • An Improved Position in the World
  • The Dalai Lama's Daily Life
  • Selection of Works by the Dalai Lama
  • Timeline of Events in the Dalai Lama's Life
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2002075338
LCC Class: BQ7935
Dewey Class: 294
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