Beyond dogma
Subtitle: discourses and dialogues
By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama ; translated by Alison Anderson, edited by Marianne Dresser.
Contributors: Anderson, Alison.; Dresser, Marianne.
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Buddhism -- Doctrines
Description: Beyond Dogma presents a record of a 1993 visit to France by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize and the world's most prominent Buddhist leader. During a series of public lectures and question-and-answer sessions with political activists, religious leaders, students, scientists, Buddhist practitioners, and interfaith organizations, His Holiness responds to a wide range of contemporary social, political, and religious issues.

Topics include the practice of Buddhism in the West; nonviolence, human rights, and the Tibetan crisis; ecumenical approaches to spirituality; the meeting of Buddhism and science; and more.