Who is the Dalai Lama? /
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| Author / Creator: | Rau, Dana Meachen, 1971- author. |
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| Imprint: | New York, New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2018] ©2018 |
| Description: | 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Who is Who is-- ? |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13288484 |
| Summary: | Get to know the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader and one of the most popular world leaders today. <br> <br> Two-year-old Lhamo Thondup never imagined he would be anything other than an ordinary child, but after undergoing a series of tests, he was proclaimed the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. By age 15, he found himself the undisputed leader of six million people who were facing the threat of a full-scale war from the Chinese. After the defeat of the Tibetan national uprising in 1959, the Dalai Lama had to flee Tibet and went into exile in India. For nearly 50 years, he has aimed to establish Tibet as a self-governing, democratic state. In 1989, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent efforts for the liberation of Tibet and his concern for global environmental problems. As the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama continues to spend his life working to benefit humanity and preserving Tibetan culture. |
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| Physical Description: | 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Audience: | Ages 8-12. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781101995549 1101995548 9781524786137 1524786136 9781536436570 1536436577 9781544405186 1544405189 9780606408950 0606408959 |
