Princess in the Land of Snows: The Life of Jamyang Sakya in Tibet

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Princess in the Land of Snows: The Life of Jamyang Sakya in Tibet
By: Jamyang Sakya & Julie Emery

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Author: Jamyang Sakya & Julie Emery
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 157062691x / 9781570626913
Publication Date: January 1990

Product Code: 13180

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This is the story of a determined woman who overcame great obstacles in order to achieve religious freedm. Born in eatern Tibet, Jamyang Sakya married into the powerful Sakya family, spiritual advisors of Kublai Khan and for years rulers of much of Central Asia. Her engaging personal story evokes a rich vision of Tibet's tradtional culture, customs and religious practices.
Jamyang Sakya tells of being the only girls in a monastic private school, of dreams and divinations interpreted by high lamas, of long pilgrimages to sacred Buddhist sites, and of her life as a high lady of Sakya. Her narrative reveals a multifaceted picture, from the intricacies of managing a palace household to the political takeover by the Chinese Communists, who destroyed much of Tibet's religious heritage. It climaxes with the Sakya family's harrowing walk through the Himalayas to freedom, during which they were hotly pursued by the Chinese. After a year in India, they immigrated to the United States, one of the first Tibetan families to do so.

Princess in the Land of Snows, Jamyang Sakya & Julie Emery, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 1990, 359 Pages, $27.95

Jamyang Sakya lives in Seattle, Washington.

Julie Emery is a reporter for the Seattle Times.

Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

Growing up a Khampa 1

Family Bonds 16

Time for Dancing 28

The Pilgrimage 43

Romance and Strife 64

The Wedding 89

Palace Life 98

On to Kham 122

Home to Thalung 147

Nomads and Monasteries 159

Confronting the Chinese 178

Peril on the Road 202

Homecoming and Decision 224

Lhasa Politics and Revolt 248

Flight to Freedom 283

Life in India 316

Path to the West 335

Epilogue 347

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