The Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama
ISBN-10
1420503138
ISBN-13
9781420503135
Series
The Dalai Lama
Category
Young Adult Nonfiction
Pages
96
Language
English
Published
2009-12-04
Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Author
Charles George

Description

According to a Harris poll, the Dalai Lama was among the most popular world leaders to Americans in 2013. Enthroned during the Battle of Chamdo? ?in 1950, the Dalai Lama was forced to flee to India in 1959 during the Tibetan Uprising. This compelling edition provides a balanced biographical overview of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. Chapters discuss the life of this teacher, lecturer, religious, and spiritual leader.

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