This book journeys through Tibet - the exile of the current Dalai Lama and his followers and their epic escape to seek refuge in India - the abrupt transportation of their lives from the medieval period to the twentieth century - the continuing non-violent struggle of His Hliness for Tibetan rights and his homeland - the worldwide respect and relevance accorded to the Dalai Lama's teachings.  Of sizeable contemporary interest and interspersed with rare archival photographs, this book is an empathetic look at the spiritual influence that continues to guide Tibetans today.

Thubten Samphel is Additional Secretary in the department of Information and International Relations of the Central Tibetan Administration, Dharamsala.

Tendar, co-author of the book, is a translator at the Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration.