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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     MacLean, Grant.     Subjects     Trungpa, Chögyam, 1939-1987.     Lamas -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Biography.     Buddhists -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Biography.     Escapes -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- History -- 20th century.     Persecution -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- History -- 20th century.     Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History -- 1951- -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      MacLean, Grant.       by title:      From lion's jaws : C...       by call number:      294.3923 T871ma     Search the Web     MacLean, Grant.     Trungpa, Chögyam, 1939-1987.     Lamas -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Biography.     Buddhists -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Biography.     Escapes -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- History -- 20th century.     Persecution -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- History -- 20th century.     Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History -- 1951- -- Biography.       MARC Display

From lion's jaws : Chögyam Trungpa's epic escape to the West / Grant Maclean. by MacLean, Grant. Mountain, c2016. Call #: 294.3923 T871ma Subjects Trungpa, Chögyam, 1939-1987.   Lamas -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Biography.   Buddhists -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Biography.   Escapes -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- History -- 20th century.   Persecution -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- History -- 20th century.   Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History -- 1951- -- Biography. ISBN:  9780995029309 (pbk.) Description:  337 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Notes:  Includes index. Summary:  "In 1959 a nineteen year-old lama, Chögyam Trungpa, led 300 Tibetan men, women and children on a desperate nine-month escape from pursuing Communist Chinese troops. Forced to travel where people had never been, they trekked through some of the world's harshest weather and most treacherous mountain terrain. Then, starving and exhausted, they attempted a river crossing under heavy gunfire in flimsy vessels they'd made themselves - only to face a midwinter climb over the Himalayas. This near-mythic journey was sometimes shaken by dissension and even outright sabotage - but it was also marked by great compassion and good humor, and touched by a magic long gone from the Western world. At heart it is the story of ordinary people and their young leader taking a vast leap into the unknown, to make one of history's most extraordinary escapes. Told in spare, gripping language, the story is enhanced by Chögyam Trungpa's hand-drawn maps and illustrations, survivors' recollections and a commentary highlighting the back stories. Links to a gallery of images, video footage and satellite imagery enable readers to follow the stunning route and breathe in the spectacular landscape. Born in South Africa, Grant MacLean graduated in psychology from Harvard University before developing interests in Tibetan Buddhism, history and strategy. He lives in Nova Scotia."--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 294.3923 T871ma Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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