A portrait of Tibet prior to the communist invasion examines life in the country prior to, during, and after the Chinese takeover and profiles the peaceful Buddhist monks who became warriors--with the assistance of the CIA--to battle Mao's forces. 15,000 first printing.
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Mikel Dunham is a published mystery writer and an acclaimed photographer and painter. His photographs of the first Tibetan monastery, the Samye Monastery (circa 800 A.D.) have been published in a photographic book, Samye.
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