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Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
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Dalai lamas -- Biography.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History.
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Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
Dalai lamas -- Biography.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History.
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My
land
and
my
people
: the
original
autobiography
of His
Holiness
the
Dalai
Lama
of
Tibet
/ the
Dalai
Lama
of
Tibet
; [with a new introduction by the author, and a new foreword by Melissa Mathison Ford].
by
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho,
Dalai
Lama
XIV, 1935-
Warner Books, c1997.
Call #:
294.3923092 B916mL
Subjects
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho,
Dalai
Lama
XIV, 1935-
Dalai
lamas -- Biography.
Tibet
Autonomous Region (China) -- History.
ISBN:
9780446674218 (pbk.)
Edition:
Warner Books ed.
Description:
xiv, 238 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York : Potala Corp., 1977.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The farmer's son -- The quest for enlightenment -- Peace of mind -- Our neighbor China -- Invasion -- In Communist China -- Repression and resentment -- A pilgrimage to India -- Revolt -- Crisis in Lhasa -- Escape -- Into exile -- Present and future.
Summary:
Schooled behind ancient palace walls to become the leader of
Tibet
, the
Dalai
Lama
has become a spiritual leader to the world and a leading civil rights advocate.
My
Land
and
My
People
tells the story of his life. This
autobiography
was first published in 1962 and details the
Dalai
Lama’s life up to that point. He recounts his birth in 1935 in the village of Taktser in Dokham, his recognition as the 14th
Dalai
Lama
at the age of two, his move to Lhasa in Central
Tibet
, the invasion and occupation of the
Tibet
during the 1950s and his exile from
Tibet
into India in 1959.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
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