This book is exactly what it says it is, a biography of Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama. It begins with the death of the previous Dalai Lama and the search for his successor, his reincarnation. At just two years old, he was able to answer the questions that proved he was to be the next one. The book covers the frequent conflicts between China & Tibet which led to the Chinese takeover of Tibet, the 1959 Tibetan Uprising, the Dalai Lama's escape to India and the establishment of the Government of Tibet in Exile. He also established educational facilities for the nearly 100,000 Tibetan refugees in India to keep the Tibetan culture alive in hopes that they one day would be able to return to their homeland. This book is simple but well done. It presents the story clearly, with good illustrations. It is a very good introductory biography to the Dalai Lama.
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