Freedom in Exile - The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama

Informationen zum Autor One of the best-known global figures, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and a powerful symbol of Tibet and its unique civilization. He is an important voice for compassion, and in recognition of his advocacy for world peace and environmental concerns, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. He has received numerous other international awards, including the highest civilian honor in the United States, the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal. Since being called upon to assume the leadership of Tibet, he has worked tirelessly for the freedom and dignity of his people. After fleeing into exile in 1959, the Dalai Lama has lived as a stateless Tibetan in India, a country he calls his second home. Klappentext In this astonishingly frank autobiography, the Dalai Lama reveals the remarkable inner strength that allowed him to master both the mysteries of Tibetan Buddhism and the brutal realities of Chinese Communism. Zusammenfassung In this astonishingly frank autobiography! the Dalai Lama reveals the remarkable inner strength that allowed him to master both the mysteries of Tibetan Buddhism and the brutal realities of Chinese Communism.

Product details

• Authors: Bstan-'Dzin-Rgy, Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama XIV, His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso the Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.05.2008
• EAN: 9780060987015
• ISBN: 978-0-06-098701-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 205 mm x 22 mm
• Series: HarperCollins Publishers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Autobiographien (div.), Dalai Lama, HISTORY: WORLD, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Religious, ASIAN & ASIAN AMERICAN: ASIAN PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION, ASIAN & ASIAN AMERICAN: TIBET & NEPAL, FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE: RELIGION, RELIGION: EASTERN/BUDDHISM, PHILOSOPHY: Eastern, HISTORY: Asia / General, PHILOSOPHY: Buddhist, HISTORY: ASIAN