The Dalai Lama

The Bearer of the White Lotus, the Jewel that fulfils all desires, the ocean of wisdom, the precious victory, the incomparable master, or simply. The presence– these are a few of the titles that Tibetans bestow upon the most illustrious and venerable among them, the Dalai Lama, their exiled leader. "Claude Levenson went in search of this exceptional man and her quest carried her from one end of the Himalaya to the other, from Lhasa to the Dalai Lama’s headquarters-in- exile in Dharamsala. Each step of her journey was marked by personal encounters, help and guidance which eventually led to Tenzin Gyatso, the present Dalai Lama, the spiritual and personal guide to a people who recognize his eternal significance and his secular importance to them. "Hours of personal interviews revealed a fascinating persona; the story of his prodigious life unfolds describing how a lively child from a modest peasant family came to be recognized as the fourteenth reincarnation of the Buddha of infinite compassion. "The book also portrays a vivid, important civilization based on an exuberant.