Bibliograph

The open road, the global journey of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, Pico Iyer

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The open road, the global journey of the fourteenth Dalai Lama, Pico Iyer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The open road

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

166367935

Responsibility statement

Pico Iyer

Sub title

the global journey of the fourteenth Dalai Lama

Summary

This book is the first serious consideration of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama's work and ideas as a politician, scientist, and philosopher. Author Iyer has been engaged in conversation with the Dalai Lama (a friend of his father's) for three decades--an ongoing exploration of his message and its effectiveness. Now, Iyer captures the paradoxes of the Dalai Lama's position: though he has brought the ideas of Tibet to world attention, Tibet itself is being remade as a Chinese province; though he was born in one of the remotest, least developed places on earth, he has become a champion of globalism and technology. He is a religious leader who warns against being distracted by religion; a Tibetan head of state who suggests that exile from Tibet can be an opportunity; an incarnation of a Tibetan god who stresses his humanity. Iyer illuminates the hidden life, the transforming ideas, and the daily challenges of a global icon.--From publisher description

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