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| Original Title: | The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk |
| ISBN: | 0802135749 (ISBN13: 9780802135742) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Tibet |
Palden Gyatso
Paperback | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 4.4 | 635 Users | 61 Reviews
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Palden Gyatso was born in a Tibetan village in 1933 and became an ordained Buddhist monk at 18 — just as Tibet was in the midst of political upheaval. When Communist China invaded Tibet in 1950, it embarked on a program of “reform” that would eventually affect all of Tibet’s citizens and nearly decimate its ancient culture. In 1967, the Chinese destroyed monasteries across Tibet and forced thousands of monks into labor camps and prisons. Gyatso spent the next 25 years of his life enduring interrogation and torture simply for the strength of his beliefs. Palden Gyatso’s story bears witness to the resilience of the human spirit, and to the strength of Tibet’s proud civilization, faced with cultural genocide.
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| Title | : | The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk |
| Author | : | Palden Gyatso |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | August 4th 1998 by Grove Press (first published September 18th 1997) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Religion. Buddhism. History. Biography. Autobiography. Memoir |
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Ratings: 4.4 From 635 Users | 61 ReviewsPiece Of Books The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk
Not just people outside China, all the Chinese should read this book. So heart wrenchingRatng: 4.25 rounded to 4Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan monk, was arrested after the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950. He was arrested when he was 28 years old and was released in 1992, when he was almost 60. This is his story.Palden Gyatso joined a Monastery in 1943 at the age of 10 and decided to dedicate his life to religious studies. He recited prayers, learnt the scriptures and generally went about doing what monks usually do. Things started to change around 1950 when China invaded Tibet under
Ha.In the introduction by the translator he reveals that he is in fact the ghost writer of this book. Palden Gyatso, the notional author, had compiled a list of people who had suffered, those he had seen killed, while in prison and presumably all he wished to do was to bear witness. The translator though had other thoughts and sat Palden down and recorded long conversations with him these become the basis of the book - whether Palden himself read it or approved we don't know. Curiously one of
Oh dear Palden, what an amazing soul. What cruelty he and many other tibetan monks have endured under the decades of Chinese might, and yet remain more centered than most coddled humans ever are. Inspiring book.
This is a book about resilience and the incredible power of the human mind to overcome immense suffering and torture. While this is a biography on the life of one Tibetan monk, Palden Gyatso, it could be a story of any other. Following the annexation of Tibet by China, monks were targeted as a political influencers, representatives of old ideals and for benefitting from a feudalist economy. Virtually all monks were imprisoned, and considered prisoners of conscience. The intent of the Chinese was
This is a very, very special book.The Dalai Lama said that "Palden Gyatso's testimony is one of the most extraordinary stories of suffering and endurance... His story is an inspiration to us all" and I can only agree wholeheartedly. The story of this man and the systematic brutal destruction of his country by the Chinese made me weep hard and bitter tears. The fact that this situation continues to this day both astounds and disgusts me more than words can explain. Perhaps the worlds powers think
4.5 Stars, this was incredible. It hasnt totally sank in yet but. I just want to give this man a hug.
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