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	Our Price: $12.00 Members Price: $10.80 Author: Diki Tsering Format: Paperback ISBN: 670889059 Product Code: 5247 Out of Print

Description About the author Contents   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 Buddha, 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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