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Informationen zum Autor His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people and of Tibetan Buddhism. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. He is the author of, among many other books, the international bestseller An Appeal to the World and the New York Times bestseller The Book of Joy , which he coauthored with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He lives in exile in Dharamsala, India. Klappentext ?No country, no culture, no person today is untouched by what happens in the rest of the world, and globalization presents many challenges. The Dalai Lama understands that the essential task of humanity in the twenty-first century must be to cultivate peaceful coexistence. In this book the Dalai Lama shows how in our globalized world, nations, cultures and individuals can find opportunities to connect through their shared human nature, aspiring to spiritual perfection in order to help develop a deep recognition of the value of other faiths. He believes that it is on that basis alone that we can cultivate genuine respect and cooperation. Towards the True Kinship of Faiths is a hopeful yet realistic look at how humanity can embrace a harmonious future. Praise for Ancient Wisdom, Modern World 'Invaluable . . . A blueprint for an ethical way of life' Daily Telegraph * An important and highly relevant message about how religions can find common ground delivered directly from His Holiness the Dalai Lama Zusammenfassung * An important and highly relevant message about how religions can find common ground delivered directly from His Holiness the Dalai Lama