His Holiness the Dalai Lama The Oral Biography
The Dalai Lama is the most beloved spiritual and political leader of our time. For believers and nonbelievers alike, this gentle monk embodies the spirit of compassion, love, and nonviolent resistance to tyranny. His Holiness the Dalai Lama draws upon interviews with more than fifty individuals to present readers with an uncommonly intimate portrait of His Holiness. These women and men to tell their stories, often sharing surprising insights into the Dalai Lama's life and personality to evoke the true character of the Dalai Lama and the effect he has on all who meet him. Offering a uniquely comprehensive and balanced portrait of one of the most compelling public figures of our time, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is essential reading for Dalai Lama fans, Tibetan Buddhism devotees, and students of modern culture.
Biography & AutobiographyReligiousReligionBuddhismTibetan
RELEASED2005
PUBLISHERJohn Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
LENGTH282
LANGUAGEEN
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, a Buddhist monk, is the most influential figure in the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism and the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama The Oral Biography
by Deborah Hart Strober, Gerald S. Strober
The Dalai Lama is the most beloved spiritual and political leader of our time. For believers and nonbelievers alike, this gentle monk embodies the spirit of compassion, love, and nonviolent resistance to tyranny. His Holiness the Dalai Lama draws upon interviews with more than fifty individuals to present readers with an uncommonly intimate portrait of His Holiness. These women and men to tell their stories, often sharing surprising insights into the Dalai Lama's life and personality to evoke the true character of the Dalai Lama and the effect he has on all who meet him. Offering a uniquely comprehensive and balanced portrait of one of the most compelling public figures of our time, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is essential reading for Dalai Lama fans, Tibetan Buddhism devotees, and students of modern culture.
Biography & AutobiographyReligiousReligionBuddhismTibetan
RELEASED2005
PUBLISHERJohn Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
LENGTH282
LANGUAGEEN
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, a Buddhist monk, is the most influential figure in the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism and the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
