Who Hq - Who Is The Dalai Lama? - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Get to know the Dalai Lama Tibet's spiritual leader and one of the most popular world leaders today. 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.
Title: Who Is The Dalai Lama?
Author(s): Who Hq, Dede Putra
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Barcode: 9781101995549
Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Date: 4/3/2018
Series: Who Was?
Category: Religion & Beliefs: General Interest (Children's / Teenage)