Story of Tibet Conversations with the Dalai Lama

Name: Story of Tibet Conversations with the Dalai Lama
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ISBN: 9780802143273

ISBN-10: 080214327X

ISBN-13: 9780802143273

Edition: 2007

Authors: Thomas Laird

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On its hardcover publication in 2006, The Story of Tibet was met with wide acclaim. A monumental work, it is rare and crucial addition to out understanding of a country with one of the world's richest backgrounds. Over the course of three years, journalist Thomas Laird spent more than sixty hours with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in candid, one-on-one interviews that covered His Holiness's beliefs on history, science, reincarnation, and Buddhism. Laird brings these meetings to life in a rich and vibrant historical narrative that outlines the essence of thousands of years of civilization, myth, and spirituality. Tibet's story is rich with tradition and filled with promise. It begins with the…

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List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/10/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



List of Maps


List of Illustrations


Foreword


Introduction



The First Tibetans



The First Tibetan Emperor, 600-650



The Tibetan Empire and the Spread of Buddhism in Tibet, 650-820



Lang Darma: Decline, Revolt, and a Period of Chaos, 797-977



The Dharma Returns, and Buddhist Orders Are Born, 978-1204



Mongol Overlords and the Seeds of a Problem, 1207-1368



A Master Plan: The First to the Fourth Dalai Lamas, 1357-1617



The Fifth Dalai Lama and the Rise of the Manchu, 1617-1720



The Sixth to the Twelfth Dalai Lamas, 1705-1900



The Thirteenth Dalai Lama, 1876-1933



The Early Life of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, 1935-1950



Life Under Chinese Occupation, 1951-1959



Since 1959



Epilogue


Bibliography


Notes


Index