Beschreibung:
The Beggar Lama is the story of the Gyalrong Kuzhap, a Tibetan Buddhist polymath and reincarnated lama who has led a remarkable life through the vicissitudes of the twentieth century.
AcknowledgmentsNote on TransliterationNote on the MapsIntroductionAct I: Childhood (1930-1941)1. Birth and Recognition2. Special Education3. Just a KidAct II: The Lhasa Trip and Monastic Life (1941-1948)4. On the Road5. Life at Drepung6. On FreedomAct III: Heaven and Hell in the New China (1949-1976)7. Reshuffling Powers8. New Society, New Life9. The Calm Before the Storm10. The Democratic Reform11. Riding the Revolutionary TidesAct IV: An Intellectual Life (1966/1977-)12. From Cowshed to College13. The Closing Age of Giants14. The Last BreathNotesBibliographyIndex