tibet

A collection of essays that provide varying perspectives on issues facing Tibet, debating who should rule the country, if its cultural and ethnic diversity will survive Chinese rule, the benefits of Chinese central government, and major threats to the natural environment.

An autobiography of Tibetan refugee Adhe Tapontsang, discussing the abuses she and her family suffered following the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1950.

Surveys the basic teachings and varieties of Tibetan Buddhism, with a summary of Buddhism's development throughout Asia, and includes writings that illustrate the paths to Buddhist enlightenment.

A biography of the current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, discussing the spiritual and political life of this Buddhist leader.

Photographs and personal writings profile the life of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.

Describes the origin and beliefs of Tibetan Buddhism and the life of the Dalai Lama who was forced into exile after the Chinese invaded Tibet.

Tells the life story of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, from his peasant childhood to his later years in exile, including his influence on the world at large at the end of the twentieth century.