Palden Gyatso
Paperback | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 4.4 | 635 Users | 61 Reviews
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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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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.Particularize Books As The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk
| Original Title: | The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk |
| ISBN: | 0802135749 (ISBN13: 9780802135742) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Tibet |
Rating Of Books The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk
Ratings: 4.4 From 635 Users | 61 ReviewsAssess Of Books The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk
Definitely a heart-breaking and inspiring book. It walks you through 40 years in Tibet, since before the occupation of the Chinese. I am impressed by Palden's endurance and philosophy; he as a human being has a lot to teach us. As a side benefit, it was also interesting to learn some aspects of Tibetan culture.I recently read an interview he gave a couple of months ago (December 2017), and I am amazed by his words and was also truly happy to learn he is still today a very strong and good person."Every prisoner lives with the hope that somehow, once the world learns of their suffering, there will be a rush to help those who have fallen into the pit of hell." (prologue)"Much later, when I was in prison, the Chinese published a picture of people gathered at Gyantse when Zhang Jingwu had arrived. The caption read: 'Tibetan masses welcoming the central government representative.' What a lie! We had come to get a rare glimpse of our leader, the Dalai Lama." (32)"Towards the end of 1962 we
An account of the horrors of Chinese rule in Tibet from the 1950s until 1992. Anyone interested in the personal ordeal of the political prisoners in Tibet should read this book. I grew up learning briefly about the movement for independence but had no understanding of what it was like in the country. Gyotsa is a hero and the people of Tibet deserve our attention.
Ratng: 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
Palden is a friend and a man who holds no regret for 33 years of wrongdoing he sustained by the chinese while in prison, serving time for being a monk during a time when the chinese do not and will not allow such deviation from chinese thought. I admire him and am a better person to have had him in my life. At 34 years old, I when I told him of my relationship with my parents and how difficult things had been, he said "and you live with them of course". My reply was of course not and he looked
Really good and insightful about the horrors of the Chinese overtaking of Tibet
Not just people outside China, all the Chinese should read this book. So heart wrenching
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