The 11th Panchen Lama, Guendun Tcheukyi Nyima, one of the most important dignitaries in Tibet and officially recognized as such by the Dalai Lama, was kidnapped in 1995 by the Chinese authorities, together with his family, when he was just 6 years old. At about the same time, another child from the same village was appointed Panchen Lama by the Chinese, although he is not recognized by the Tibetan people. This text presents an investigation into the kidnapping of the Panchen Lama.
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The 11th Panchen Lama, Guendun Tcheukyi Nyima, one of the most important dignitaries in Tibet and officially recognized as such by the Dalai Lama, was kidnapped in 1995 by the Chinese authorities, together with his family, when he was just 6 years old. At about the same time, another child from the same village was appointed Panchen Lama by the Chinese, although he is not recognized by the Tibetan people. This text presents an investigation into the kidnapping of the Panchen Lama.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? -9? " tall; Element Books Ltd, 1999. Type: Hardback First Thus. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Short inscription on front endpaper, otherwise the book is as new. Very clean and unmarked, black cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Sewn binding is tight, solid and square with sharp corners. Internals as new. Clean and bright red jacket has trace edgewear, not price-clipped. Van Grasdorff offers illuminating insights into the recent history of Tibet and its ambiguous relationship with China and helps the reader to understand why the stability of the region and the future of the Tibetan people is inextricably linked with the future of the two young boys, one recognized by the present Dalai Lama as the next Panchen Lama, Tibet's second most important spiritual leader, and a boy from the same village taken by the Chinese and announced to be the Panchen Lama. 260 pages with Glossary, Bibliography and Index. 9.5 x 6.4 inches. Element Books Ltd, England, Boston, MA, Melbourne, Australia, 1999.
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