Observations	iii
	Foreword	vii
	Preface	ix
	Introduction	1
1.	Developments in Tibet up to the Advent of the Dalai Lamas	5
	The Land and the People	6
	Buddhism	10
	The Spread and Development of Buddhism in Tibet	17
	The Second Diffusion of Buddhism and Founding of the Religious Schools	21
2.	A History of the Dalai Lamas Within the Context of Their Times	27
	Dalai Lama I	31
	Reincarnation of the Dalai Lamas	37
	Dalai Lama II	39
	Dalai Lama III	48
	Dalai Lama IV	54
	Dalai Lama V	59
	Dalai Lama VI	70
	Dalai Lama VII	81
	Dalai Lama VIII	95
	Dalai Lama IX	101
	Dalai Lama X	102
	Dalai Lama XI	104
	Dalai Lama XII	106
	Dalai Lama XIII	108
	Dalai Lama XIV	120
3.	How the Institution of the Dalai Lama Works	135
	Discovery and Recognition	135
	Education	136
	The Household and Daily Life of the Dalai Lama	138
	The Role of the Dalai Lama in the Governance of Tibet	140
	The Spiritual Role of the Dalai Lama	143
4.	Tibetan Identity & Culture and the Dalai Lama Since 1959	147
	The Struggle for Tibetan Identity and Culture	147
	Tibet Under Chinese Rule	151
	The Fourteenth Dalai Lama Emerges as a Global Figure	155
	Concluding Remarks	164
	Glossary	167
	Appendices
	The Dalai Lamas of Tibet Chronological Table	175 177
	Bibliography	181
	Index	187