Surviving the Dragon: A Tibetan Lama's Account of 40 Years Under Chinese Rule
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Spiritual leader's journey through China's harsh rule.
If you're drawn to stories of resilience and spiritual depth, "Surviving the Dragon" could be an enlightening read for you. Arjia Rinpoche shares not just personal hardship but also the cultural and spiritual struggle Tibet faced under Chinese rule. It's a stirring narrative that promises to offer both historical insight and a poignant testament to the human spirit.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
Surviving the Dragon: A Tibetan Lama's Account of 40 Years Under Chinese Rule
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ISBN: 9781605297545
Publisher: Rodale Books
Date of Publication: 2010-03-02
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 4.08
(rated by 106 readers)
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On a peaceful summer day in 1952, ten monks on horseback arrived at a traditional nomad tent in northeastern Tibet where they offered the parents of a precocious toddler their white handloomed scarves and congratulations for having given birth to a holy child—and future spiritual leader. Surviving the Dragon is the remarkable life story of Arjia Rinpoche, who was ordained as a reincarnate lama at the age of two and fled Tibet 46 years later. In his gripping memoir, Rinpoche relates the story of having been abandoned in his monastery as a young boy after witnessing the torture and arrest of his monastery family. In the years to come, Rinpoche survived under harsh Chinese rule, as he was forced into hard labor and endured continual public humiliation as part of Mao's Communist "reeducation." By turns moving, suspenseful, historical, and spiritual, Rinpoche's unique experiences provide a rare window into a tumultuous period of Chinese history and offer readers an uncommon glimpse inside a Buddhist monastery in Tibet.
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Spiritual leader's journey through China's harsh rule.
If you're drawn to stories of resilience and spiritual depth, "Surviving the Dragon" could be an enlightening read for you. Arjia Rinpoche shares not just personal hardship but also the cultural and spiritual struggle Tibet faced under Chinese rule. It's a stirring narrative that promises to offer both historical insight and a poignant testament to the human spirit.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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