{"product_id":"the-dalai-lama","title":"The Dalai Lama","description":"Author: Norman, Alexander\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781846044670\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RIDER - TRADE\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 234mm x 154mm x 35mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003eThe first authorised biography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 25 years, bringing his unique life fully up to date\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impressive in its clarity this biography  is  the most detailed and accurate to date. Written in an engaging prose,  it  ends with an insightful prediction of the legacy of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, and a cleareyed assessment of the challenges that the fifteenth will face' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dalai Lama's message of peace and compassion resonates with people of all faiths and none. Yet, for all his worldwide fame, he remains personally elusive. Now, Alexander Norman, acclaimed Oxford-trained scholar of the history of Tibet, delivers the definitive biography-unique, multi-layered, and at times even shocking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dalai Lama\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates an astonishing odyssey from isolated Tibetan village to worldwide standing as spiritual and political leader of one of the world's most profound and complex cultural traditions. Norman reveals that, while the Dalai Lama has never been comfortable with his political position, he has been a canny player-at one time CIA-backed-who has manoeuvred amidst pervasive violence, including placing himself at the centre of a dangerous Buddhist schism. Yet even more surprising than the political, Norman convinces, is the Dalai Lama's astonishing spiritual practice, rooted in magic, vision, and prophecy-details of which are illuminated in this book for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA revelatory life story of one of today's most radical, charismatic, and beloved world leaders.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 4 to 7 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41702705430686,"sku":"UBD-9781846044670","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/products\/9781846044670.jpg?v=1653395287","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/the-dalai-lama","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}