Tenzin Gyamtso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was born on July 6, 1935 in a small village called Takster in northeastern Tibet. At the age of two, His Holiness was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalaia Lama. He was enthroned at the age of five and assumed full political power in 1950. In 1959, His Holiness was forced into exile and has striven ever since for a peaceful solution to the the Sino-Tibetan crisis. He continually promotes his compassionate approach to life struggles, whether personal or global, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.

	Contents: The Dalai Lamas - a Biography
	List of Illustrations	xii
	Preface	xiii
PartI	Setting the Scene
	1. Monlam in Bodh Gaya	3
	2. Of Myth and History	7
Part II	Portrait of a Tibetan Monk as Dalai Lama
	3. One Lire, and Many	47
	4. Next Year in Lhasa	90
	5. A Day in the Life of the Dalai Lama	103
	6. The Laughter of a Monk	126
	7. A Royal Solitude	136
	8. The Lord of the White Lotus on the Lion's Throne	161
	9. On the Highways of the World	193
Part III	Of the Three Times and the Ten Directions
	10. A Road to Shambhala	221
	11. To Time's Fulfilment	242
	Glossary	277
	Notes	279
	Bibliography	283
	Index	286