Dalai Lama : man, monk, and mystic / Mayank Chhaya.
| Author/creator | Chhaya, Mayank |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Doubleday, ©2007. |
| Description | 342 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Sample text |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Continental cataclysm -- Buddhism comes to Tibet -- Clucking like a hen and breaking up fights -- From a prankster to the Dalai Llama reincarnate -- Farewell to the worldly world -- Lhasa in turmoil -- Tibet's new ruler is not all of 5 years? -- India, China and Tibet -- Suggestions of fratricide -- New gods in Tibet -- Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, India -- Mao, Buddhism and Tantra -- To talk or not to talk -- The nobel laureate : Ghandi's successor -- Life after Nobel -- Unyielding Chinese and uncompromising Tibetans -- Murders in the monastery -- The Dalai Lama, the man -- The Dalai Lama, the monk -- The Dalai Lama, the mystic -- Part socratic, part rock star, part eastern wise man, mostly Buddhist monk -- Sex, sexuality, homosexuality and celibacy -- The last Dalai Lama? -- Twilight years -- Uncertain future -- Models of autonomy -- Han Chinese turn to Buddhism -- Will he ever return to Tibet? -- Personal impressions. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-333) and index. |
| Interest grade level | Adult Follett Library Resources |
| LCCN | 2006023675 |
| ISBN | 9780385519458 (hc.) |
| ISBN | 0385519451 (hc.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BQ7935.B777 C44 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |