Dalai Lama: Man, Monk, Mystic

An up-to-date, authorized biography of the Dalai Lama draws on more than a dozen personal interviews to furnish an incisive, in-depth portrait of one of the world's most important religious figures, offering a detailed study of Tibet and its Buddhist traditions; the forces that shaped his beliefs, politics, and ideals; his role in exile; and the future of Tibet. 20,000 first printing.