My Land and My People

New York: Potala Corporation, 1985 This dignified testament by a great spiritual and temporal leader, driven into exile by Communist China. is one of the most heartbreaking documents ever published. His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet relates the story of his belief, tumultuous reign climaxd by the appalling destruction and systematic murder of his people by the Chinese. A civilized, compassi?onate man and a sincere reformer, he writes of the simple Tibetan life into which he was born, and among whom he, as the reincarnation of his predecessor, was discovered and declared Dalai Lama according to his country's ancient customs. During and after the invasion, the Dalai Lama appealed to the United Nations, and the International Commission of Jurists undertook a detailed study of the situation. The horror uncovered by the Commission surpassed sanity and reason, and it is detailed in these pages. MY LAND AND MY PEOPLE is a tragic book. Yet it is deeply inspiring, for the whole story is told with te gentle forgiving spirit of a Buddhist monk. ------------------------------ 271 pages including index and b/w photographs. The covers are somewhat bent and creased but otherwise this is an excellent reading copy. ---------- Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 5½ " Wide and 8½ " Tall