dalai lama xiv

Text and photographs present a biography of the Tibetan leader, discussing his religious and political life.

Provides information about the history of Tibet and the life of its spiritual leader, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, and includes an interview with the Dalai Lama, as well as an overview of the Tibetan form of Buddhism.

The autobiography of the Dalai Lama who won the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.

Photographs and personal writings profile the life of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.

Describes the origin and beliefs of Tibetan Buddhism and the life of the Dalai Lama who was forced into exile after the Chinese invaded Tibet.

An autobiographical account of the life of the Dalai Lama that discusses the childhood he spent in exile, his struggle to gain freedom for Tibet, and the effect he has had on Tibetan Buddhism.

The autobiography of the Dalai Lama who won the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.

Tells the life story of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, from his peasant childhood to his later years in exile, including his influence on the world at large at the end of the twentieth century.

Documents the Dalai Lama's flight from Tibet to India in 1959, describing the violent uprising in Lhasa between Tibetan rebels and Chinese occupiers and the near-death incidents that the Buddhist spiritual leader endured.