The Dalai Lama is both the living conscience of the Tibetan people and an internationally respected human rights symbol. His high-profile appearances and books have fueled the surging popularity of Buddhism in the United States and throughout the West. This new; up-to-date biography provides insight into the curious and winning personality of the Dalai Lama as a boy and his wisdom as a man. The Buddhist spiritual worlds and the Dalai Lama's rarified role are engagingly and evenly presented.The Dalai Lama's story is revealed from his early family life to his experiences in the world; his education as the 14th incarnation of the Lama; his exile in India; and his current struggles to help Tibet regain its independence from China. Especially helpful is the clear historical overview of the Tibetan crisis after the Chinese invasion. A timeline and glossary also supplement the text. Though the book is written especially for high school students doing reports; it will also be of immense interest to general readers.
#5430939 in Books the Dalai Lama 2000-05-30Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.21 x .38 x 6.14l; .94 #File Name: 0313310874160 pagesBuddhist epistemology
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. While the content of this book remains the same; ...By Dr. Neil QuinlyWhile the content of this book remains the same; the cover; binding; pages; print; etc. are not as advertised.The edition sold on this site is printed when ordered.13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Simply BreathtakingBy Wu MingI am a philosophy fiend; and when I went to my library to pick up works by Husserl and Wittgenstein; I ambled down to the eastern section and took sight of this book. After opening to the foreword and then reading the introduction; I was hooked. I could not believe; one how well the thoughts flowed and two how the ideas in Buddhism and have been once again shown to powerful and greatly influential. Though some passages had to be read again; just like any philosophical work; in order to fully grasp the whole concept the reader must think. But that is the whole goal of philosophy and the dialectic process; right? This book certainly made me think and made me go back through my many many years of philosophy to grasp the remarkable notions. To just recommend this book would do it injustice; this book deserved both a recommendation and a thoughtful discussion of its ideas. Without books like this; the world would surely be an irksome place to reside.
