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Death of a Dalai Lama; The Search; In the Land of Horses; Kumbum; The Holy Child of Amdo; Lord of the Lion Throne; City of the Gods; Inside the Potala; A Window on to the World; Twilight of the Gods 1947-50; A Flight and a Return; The Brothers; Gyalo Thondup in Lhasa 1952; In China 1954-5; The Storm Comes Closer; Buddha Jayanti 1956; Uprising and Escape 1959; Fugitives; Belonging and Not Belonging; Family Matters 1960-5; And 1965-70; Stones and Stars 1970s; New Dawnor False Hope? 1979-80; A Time for Grieving; Return to Darkness; The Hazards of Democracy; A Role for the Yapshi?

About the Author

Mary Craig is a journalist and writer from Hampshire, England. She has made a number of trips to Tibet to conduct research for her books about the region. She has written fifteen books.

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Books on Tibetan Buddhism are gaining a growing readership. Craig (Mother Theresa, Trafalgar, 1991) takes a different approach by dealing with the lives of the family of the Dalai Lama. "Kundun" means the Presence or spiritual power of the Dalai Lama. Beginning with the death of the 13th Dalai Lama in 1933, Craig describes the search for the child who in Tibetan Buddhist belief would be his reincarnation. Craig then profiles the family of the 14th Dalai Lama and shows how each sibling grew to adulthood and contributed to the struggle to gain Tibet's freedom. Along the way, Craig explains many Tibetan Buddhist beliefs and various cultural aspects of the area. Her specialized book may appeal mostly to those deeply interested in Tibetan Buddhism, but the information provided is comprehensive and difficult to find elsewhere. Recommended for libraries serving readers with a strong interest in the Dalai Lama. [Note: Martin Scorsese's Kundun debuts simultaneously with this book's publication.‘Ed.]‘David Bourquin, California State Univ., San Bernardino

Craig's book is the story of China's invasion of Tibet and the exile of the 14th Dalai Lama. His Holiness, or Kundun (the Presence), and his family were forced to flee into India, leaving behind a centuries-old religious tradition vested in extraordinary architecture, artistic treasures and a monastic community. Craig's story is the story of the dispossession not only of the Dalai Lama and his family but also of all the people of Tibet. Craig narrates the Dalai Lama's struggle to establish a government in exile and his community's struggle to sustain the religious institutions developed over centuries. The portrait of the Dalai Lama that emerges is of a religious leader dedicated to preserving the wisdom of his religious tradition, even in exile. Craig, author of Blessings: Man from a Far Country, A Portrait of John Paul II, provides an in-depth look at the historical circumstances, family environment and political education of the Dalai Lama. (Oct.) FYI: Craig's book addresses much of the same material that is dealt with in three movies out this fall: Martin Scorsese's Kundun, TriStar's Seven Years in Tibet and Free Tibet, a documentary of the 1996 Tibetan Freedom Concert.

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