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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49942246 Title: The Dalai Lama : a biography Author: Patricia Cronin Marcello Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003. ISBN/ISSN: 0313322074 9780313322075 OCLC:49942246

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The Dalai Lama : a biography

Author:	Patricia Cronin Marcello
Publisher:	Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003.
Series:	Greenwood biographies
Edition/Format:	Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	The Dalai Lama's story is revealed from his early family life to his experiences in the world, his education as the 14th incarnation of the lama, his exile in India, and his current struggles to help Tibet regain its independence from China. Marcello adds to her biographies of celebrities with an account of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in 1932, installed as the Dalai Lama in 1940, and left Tibet in 195 Read more... The Dalai Lama's story is revealed from his early family life to his experiences in the world, his education as the 14th incarnation of the lama, his exile in India, and his current struggles to help Tibet regain its independence from China. Marcello adds to her biographies of celebrities with an account of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in 1932, installed as the Dalai Lama in 1940, and left Tibet in 1959 to avoid Chinese rule. The series is aimed at high school students.
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Named Person:	Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV
Material Type:	Biography
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Patricia Cronin Marcello Find more information about:
ISBN:	0313322074 9780313322075
OCLC Number:	49942246
Description:	xv, 173 p. ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:	Timeline of events in the life of the fourteenth Dalai Lama: Birth of Lhamo Dhondup -- Search for a fourteenth ruler -- Road to Lhasa -- Assuming the life of a Monk -- Chinese invasion -- Dealing with the motherland -- Breakdown and failure of relations -- Escape to India -- More permanent home -- Charming the world -- Improved position in the world -- Dalai Lama's daily life -- Glossary -- Selection of published works by the fourteenth Dalai Lama -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
Series Title:	Greenwood biographies
Responsibility:	Patricia Cronin Marcello.

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The Dalai Lama's story is revealed from his early family life to his experiences in the world, his education as the 14th incarnation of the lama, his exile in India, and his current struggles to help Tibet regain its independence from China. Marcello adds to her biographies of celebrities with an account of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in 1932, installed as the Dalai Lama in 1940, and left Tibet in 1959 to avoid Chinese rule. The series is aimed at high school students.

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