Secret lives of the Dalai Lama
Subtitle: holder of the white lotus
By: Alexander Norman
Publisher: Abacus
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
ISBN-13: 9780349115047
Subjects: Dalai lamas; Biography; History; Buddhism
Work titles: Holder of the white lotus
Description: His Holiness the Dalai Lama is renowned the world over for his unswerving dedication to non-violence in his efforts to achieve justice for Tibet, yet the Chinese call him 'a wolf in monk's robes'. This book gives a fast-paced and absorbing insight into the real story of Tibetan culture, politics and spirituality.
Notes: Originally published as: Holder of the White Lotus. London : Little, Brown, 2008.

Foreword by the Dalai Lama.

Includes bibliographical references and index.