Holder of the white lotus : (Record no. 12787)

MARC details
ISBN
International Standard Book Number 9780316859882
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 294.39230922 NO HO
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL AUTHOR
Authors Norman, Alexander.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Holder of the white lotus :
Subtitle the lives of the Dalai Lama /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Alexander Norman.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication London :
Publisher Little Brown,
Date 2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xviii, 446 p., [8] p. of plates : ;
Size 25 cm. :
Other Details ill. ;.
GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-425) and index.
SUMMARY
Summary His Holiness the Dalai Lama is renowned the world over for an unswerving dedication to non-violence in his efforts to achieve justice for Tibet. In the twenty years he has known and worked with him, Alexander Norman has seen at first hand this extraordinary man's courage, compassion and honesty. But the current Dalai Lama is fourteenth in a lineage whose history is every bit as bloody and intrigue-laden as that of the Papacy. The 'first' Dalai Lama was in fact the third; the second described himself as 'a mad beggar monk'; the fourth was not Tibetan at all but a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. The sixth was a notorious womaniser, while four successive Dalai Lamas were almost certainly murdered. The present Dalai Lama has himself been the target of attacks that resulted in the brutal murder of a close colleague. He readily admits that Tibet never was Shangri La. HOLDER OF THE WHITE LOTUS gives a fast-paced and absorbing insight into the real story of Tibetan culture, politics and spirituality.
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
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Date last seen Full call number Barcode Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Withdrawn status Permanent location Current location Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition
26/01/2017 294.39230922 NO HO T0034012 65.00 26/01/2017 REGULAR   Dewey Decimal Classification       University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 24/08/2008 UOW Unishop