My Land and My People: The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet Paperback - 1997
by Dalai Lama XIV
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"My Land and My People" tells the story of the Dalai Lama's life, as well providing a history of the shocking subjugation of the Tibetan people by the Chinese government. Rather than being an angry indictment, however, the book instead issues a gentle appeal for understanding and peace.
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- Title My Land and My People: The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet
- Author Dalai Lama XIV
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Grand Central Pub, New York
- Date 1997
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # x-0446674214
- ISBN 9780446674218 / 0446674214
- Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 8.18 x 5.3 x 0.69 in (20.78 x 13.46 x 1.75 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Buddhist
- Library of Congress subjects Bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho, Tibet (China) - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97023849
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Summary
Schooled behind ancient palace walls to become the leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama has become a spiritual leader to the world and a leading civil rights advocate. My Land and My People tells the story of his life.
First line
I was born in a small village called Taktser, in the northeast of Tibet, on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Wood Hog Year of the Tibetan calendar-that is, in 1935.