| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xix, 470 pages, [32] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-395) and index. |
| Contents |
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 Dalia 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. |
| Summary |
In a series of candid interviews with the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader speaks out about the land, people, culture, history, traditions, and spirituality of Tibet, discussing the role played by religion and spirituality in the nation's history. |
| Subject |
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History.
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Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- Interviews.
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Interviews (Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV) (OCoLC)fst01373351
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China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
(OCoLC)fst01758817
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| Indexed Term |
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV Interviews |
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Geschichte |
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Tibet (China) History |
| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Laird, Thomas, 1953- Story of Tibet. 1st ed. New York : Grove Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, ©2006 (OCoLC)607386406 |
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Online version: Laird, Thomas, 1953- Story of Tibet. 1st ed. New York : Grove Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, ©2006 (OCoLC)630848231 |
| ISBN |
0802118275 |
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9780802118271 |
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9780802143273 |
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080214327X |
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