The Dalai Lama: a biography

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. Marcello adds to her biographies of celebrities with...

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Main Author: Marcello, Patricia Cronin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. Greenwood Press 2003
Series:Greenwood biographies
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Summary: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. Marcello adds to her biographies of celebrities with an account of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in 1932, installed as the Dalai Lama in 1940, and left Tibet in 1959 to avoid Chinese rule. The series is aimed at high school students.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-166) and index
Physical Description:xv, 173 p. ill. : 25 cm
ISBN:0313322074

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