Surviving the Dragon A Tibetan Lama's Account of 40 Years under Chinese Rule

Name: Surviving the Dragon A Tibetan Lama's Account of 40 Years under Chinese Rule
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ISBN: 9781605297545

ISBN-10: 1605297542

ISBN-13: 9781605297545

Edition: 2010

Authors: Arjia Rinpoche, Dalai Lama XIV

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On a peaceful summer day in 1952, ten monks on horseback arrived at a traditional nomad tent in northeastern Tibet where they offered the parents of a precocious toddler their white handloomed scarves and congratulations for having given birth to a holy childand future spiritual leader.Surviving the Dragonis the remarkable life story of Arjia Rinpoche, who was ordained as a reincarnate lama at the age of two and fled Tibet 46 years later. In his gripping memoir, Rinpoche relates the story of having been abandoned in his monastery as a young boy after witnessing the torture and arrest of his monastery family. In the years to come, Rinpoche survived under harsh Chinese rule, as he was forced…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony
Publication date: 3/2/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

The Dalai Lama, spiritual & political leader of the Tibetan people & a Nobel Peace Laureate, has in the last decade become a global spiritual leader whose message of universal & individual responsibility has won worldwide acclaim.



Dedication


Foreword


Introduction



Childhood



My Mother Has a Prophetic Dream



Raised by a Family of 4,000 Monks



Life During The Great Leap Forward



Following a Tibetan Hero



Under The Dragon's Claw



"Comets in The Sky, Chaos on Earth"



Enter the Cultural Revolution



Removing Paper Hats



On The Political Stage



A Communist Matchmaker Meets the Panchen Lama



The Sacred Tree and The Time Machine



Becoming a Political Buddhist



Taking Flight



Stepping into my Birthright



The Feast of Privilege Reveals its Price



Final Days with the Dragon



From Kumbum to Kumbum West


Epilogue


Appendix: How Buddhism Came To Tibet, And The Lineage of The Arjia Rinpoches


Glossary of Terms and Names


Acknowledgments