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- 9780349146515
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- Abacus
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- 13/07/2023
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### The autobiography of the Dalai Lama of Tibet, a fascinating insight into
the mind of one of the greatest contemporary spiritual leaders
'An extraordinary story' Daily Mail
'Compelling, fascinating, eye-opening' Washington Post
'A vital historical witness, not only to inhumanity but to compassion' Los
Angeles Times
'Forthright... often amusing' New York Times
In 1938 a two-year-old boy was recognised through a traditional process of
discovery as being the reincarnation of all previous Dalai Lamas, the
spiritual rulers of Tibet. Taken away from his parents, he was brought up in
Lhasa according to a monastic regimen of rigorous austerity and in almost
total isolation. Aged seven he was enthroned in the 1000-room Potala palace as
the supreme spiritual leader of a nation the size of Western Europe, with
population of six million. And at fifteen, he became head of state.
With Tibet under threat from the newly Communist Chinese, there followed a
traumatic decade during which he became the confidant of both Chairman Mao and
Jawaharal Nehru as he tried to maintain autonomy for his people. Then in 1959,
he was finally forced into exile - followed by over 100,000 destitute
refugees.
Here, in his own words, he describes what it was like to grow up revered as a
deity among his people, reveals his innermost feelings about his role, and
discusses the mysteries of Tibetan Buddhism.
the mind of one of the greatest contemporary spiritual leaders
'An extraordinary story' Daily Mail
'Compelling, fascinating, eye-opening' Washington Post
'A vital historical witness, not only to inhumanity but to compassion' Los
Angeles Times
'Forthright... often amusing' New York Times
In 1938 a two-year-old boy was recognised through a traditional process of
discovery as being the reincarnation of all previous Dalai Lamas, the
spiritual rulers of Tibet. Taken away from his parents, he was brought up in
Lhasa according to a monastic regimen of rigorous austerity and in almost
total isolation. Aged seven he was enthroned in the 1000-room Potala palace as
the supreme spiritual leader of a nation the size of Western Europe, with
population of six million. And at fifteen, he became head of state.
With Tibet under threat from the newly Communist Chinese, there followed a
traumatic decade during which he became the confidant of both Chairman Mao and
Jawaharal Nehru as he tried to maintain autonomy for his people. Then in 1959,
he was finally forced into exile - followed by over 100,000 destitute
refugees.
Here, in his own words, he describes what it was like to grow up revered as a
deity among his people, reveals his innermost feelings about his role, and
discusses the mysteries of Tibetan Buddhism.
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