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Dalai Lama, My Son
By: Diki Tsering

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Author: Diki Tsering
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 670889059

Product Code: 5247

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A mother's story
This is the story of a remarkable woman as she recounts in her own words what it was like to realize her son was being received as a living áBuddha, to watch him grow physically and spiritually and finally to see him become one of the most recognized people in the world.
Beautifully illustrated with family photographs, this glimpse into the origins of the Dalai Lama personalizes the history of the Tibetan people, the magic of their culture, the role of their women, and their ancient ideals of compassion, faith and equanimity.

Dalai Lama, My Son,Diki Tsering, Penguin,176 pages, $15.00

Tsering is the mother of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama.

Map viii

Introduction: Memories of My Grandmother 1

Daughter of Peasants 13

Looking Back 15

My Earliest Years 18

A Carefree Childhood 25

Life on the Farm 30

Amdo Society 34

Foods of Home 37

Dialects and Dress 40

Traditional Festivals 44

Haunted by Ghosts 49

Getting Married 55

Wifely Duties 71

Death and Mourning 77

Giving Birth 82

A Tulku Arrives 84

Ocean of Wisdom 88

Mother of Compassion 99

The Long Journey 101

Arrival in Lhasa 107

A New Life Begins 110

Strange Customs 116

Losar in Lhasa 119

Grandmother and Widow 123

A Political Crisis 132

A Family Pilgrimage 138

Communist Occupation 142

A Tour of China 150

Buddha's Birthday 165

Escape into Exile 168

Safe Haven in India 178

Afterword 185

Glossary 187

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