Tenzin Gyatso: The Dalai Lama from Birth to Exile: The Early Life of the Dalai Lama - Softcover

Claude B. Levenson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556433832 ISBN 13: 9781556433832

Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S., 2002

Synopsis

This exciting and often intense biography describes the Dalai Lama's rigorous education and his full assumption of power at the age of fifteen following the Chinese invasion in 1950. Though Tibetan tradition holds that the Dalai Lama is a reincarnation of his predecessors, one still marvels at the level of responsibility, maturity, and wisdom he possessed at a very young age. Through Claude B. Levenson's account of his youth, illuminated by photographs and many recollections of the Dalai Lama in his own words, we begin to understand how a lama from Tibet has become the worldwide spiritual leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.

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Review:

"Claude B. Levenson is, without a doubt, one of the people who best knows His Holiness, the head of Tibetan Buddhism. She sheds light on his political role while delving into his past and personality."
--Historia Magazine

Synopsis:

Claude B. Levenson's authoritative biography of the Dalai Lama takes the reader one step closer to understanding the long and challenging path that the Tibetan spiritual leader has travelled since his birth in 1935. It follows the Dalai Lama's life through the Chinese occupation of Tibet, up to his exile and ensuring flight over the Himalayas to India, and describes his development, education, and philosophy.

About this edition

• Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1556433832
• ISBN 13: 9781556433832
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176