Who Is the Dalai Lama?
Paperback – Illustrated, April 3, 2018
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · April 3, 2018
Get to know the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader and one of the most popular world leaders today.
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- Who it’s for
- Follow the Dalai Lama’s journey through leadership, exile, peace efforts, and the preservation of Tibetan culture.
- Themes
- Tibetan spiritual leadership, Tibetan exile and self-government, Nonviolent peace efforts
- Genres
- Religious Biographies for Kids, Buddhism, Political Biographies for Kids
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Get to know the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader and one of the most popular world leaders today. Two-year-old Lhamo Thondup never imagined he would be anything other than an ordinary child, but after undergoing a series of tests, he was proclaimed the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. By age 15, he found himself the undisputed leader of six million people who were facing the threat of a full-scale war from the Chinese.
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After the defeat of the Tibetan national uprising in 1959, the Dalai Lama had to flee Tibet and went into exile in India. For nearly 50 years, he has aimed to establish Tibet as a self-governing, democratic state. In 1989, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent efforts for the liberation of Tibet and his concern for global environmental problems. As the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama continues to spend his life working to benefit humanity and preserving Tibetan culture.
A Life in Context
Follow the Dalai Lama’s journey through leadership, exile, peace efforts, and the preservation of Tibetan culture.
Come here for
- A clear introduction to a spiritual leader and his public work
- The human stakes of Tibetan history and self-governance
Expect
- A biographical account spanning childhood, leadership, and exile
- Attention to nonviolence, environmental concerns, and cultural preservation
Where it sits
| Buddhism | 72% |
|---|---|
| Religious Biographies for Kids | 47% |
| Political Biographies for Kids | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Political Biographies for Kids
- Religious Biographies for Kids
- Values & Virtues
- Authors
- Dana Meachen Rau
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- April 3, 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Tibetan spiritual leadership · Tibetan exile and self-government · Nonviolent peace efforts
- Reading lane
- Political Biographies for Kids