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An edition of The story of Tibet (2006)

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Journalist Thomas Laird spend more than 60 hours with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in interviews that covered his beliefs about history, science, reincarnation and Buddhism. Laird brings these meetings to life in a historical narrative that outlines thousands of years of Tibetan civilization.

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Atlantic
Language
English
Pages
470

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Cover of: The story of Tibet
The story of Tibet: conversations with the Dalai Lama
2007, Atlantic
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Cover of: The story of Tibet
The story of Tibet: conversations with the Dalai Lama
2006, Atlantic
in English

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Table of Contents

Ch. 1. First Tibetans
Ch. 2. First Tibetan Emperor, 600-650
Ch. 3. Tibetan Empire and the spread of Buddhism in Tibet, 650-820
Ch. 4. Lang Darma : decline, revolt, and a period of chaos, 797-977
Ch. 5. Dharma returns, and Buddhist orders are born, 978-1204
Ch. 6. Mongol overlords and the seeds of a problem, 1207-1368
Ch. 7. Master plan : the first to the fourth Dalai Lamas, 1357-1617
Ch. 8. Fifth Dalai Lama and the rise of the Manchu, 1617-1720
Ch. 9. Sixth to the twelfth Dalai Lamas, 1705-1900
Ch. 10. Thirteenth Dalai Lama, 1876-1933
Ch. 11. Early life of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, 1935-1950
Ch. 12. Life under Chinese occupation, 1951-1959
Ch. 13. Since 1959
Ch. 14. Epilogue.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
951.5
Library of Congress
DS786.L188

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiii, 470 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
470

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32144631M
Internet Archive
storyoftibetconv0000lair_e8d1
ISBN 10
1843541440, 1843545381
ISBN 13
9781843541448, 9781843545385
OCLC/WorldCat
71165064

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