Understanding the Dalai Lama
By: edited by Rajiv Mehrotra.
Contributors: Mehrotra, Rajiv, 1953-
Publisher: Viking; Viking (India)
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New Delhi; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
Subjects: Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-; Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- -- Political and social views.; Dalai lamas -- Biography.; Tibet (China) -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Genres: Biography.
Description: Contributed articles on insights into different facets of the XIV Dalai Lama.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The Dalai Lama's roles and teachings / Robert A.F. Thurman; title: In search of the Panchen Lama / Isabel Hilton; title: Writing with His Holiness / Alexander Norman; title: Making kindness stand to reason / Pico Iyer; title: A simple monk / Sulak Sivaraksa; title: A very human human being / Mary Craig; title: Compassion in practice / Mathieu Ricard; title: The ocean of wisdom / Bother Wayne Teasdale; title: A Buddha of compassion / Nicholas Ribush / Universal responsibility in the Dalai Lama's world view / Bharati Puri; title: Universal responsibility and the roots of empathy and compassion / Daniel Goleman; title: Universal responsibility: a Christian consideration / Raimon Panikkar; title: Gentle bridges and golden seeds: The Dalai Lama's dialogues with science / Swati Chopra; title: The Dalai Lama as a political strategist / senthil Ram; title: The Dalai Lama and India / Dalip Mehta; title: The Dalai Lama and the Tibetan monastic academia / Thupten Jinpa; title: An unconventional Tibetan perspective / Bhuchung Tsering; title: A journey through; title: Bylakuppe / Anees Jung; title: In praise of His Holiness / Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche; title: Musings / Jeffrey Hopkins; title: The Dalai Lama and history / U.R. Ananthamurthy; title: His Holiness in conversation with Rajiv Mehrotra.