An edition of Surviving the dragon
(2010)
Surviving the dragon
a Tibetan lama's account of 40 years under Chinese rule
by Lobsang Tubten Jigme Gyatso
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Publish Date
2010
Publisher
Rodale,
Distributed to the trade by Macmillan
Language
English
Pages
262
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Surviving the dragon: a Tibetan lama's account of 40 years under Chinese rule
2010, Rodale, Distributed to the trade by Macmillan
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Table of Contents
Part I: Childhood
My mother has a prophetic dream
Raised by a family of 4,000 monks
Living under the great leap forward
Following a Tibetan hero
Part II: Under the dragon's claw
"Comets in the sky, chaos on Earth"
Enter the Cultural Revolution
Removing paper hats
Part III: On the political stage
A communist matchmaker meets the Panchen Lama
The sacred tree and the time machine
Becoming a political Buddhist
Part IV: 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 A: How Buddhism came to Tibet, and the lineage of the Arjia Rinpoches
Glossary of terms and names.
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