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Adventures Of A Tibetan Fighting Monk (Paperback, 2nd edition): Tashi Khedrup

Adventures Of A Tibetan Fighting Monk (Paperback, 2nd edition)

Tashi Khedrup; Edited by Hugh Richardson, Tadeusz Skorupski

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These are the memoirs of a Dob-dob', or fighting monk, trained to keep the peace in a monastic community of several thousand monks, during and after the Chinese invasion of Tibet, in 1959. The true story of a young man born in a traditional Tibetan village, ordained a monk in one of the country's great monasteries, and eventually assigned the post of dob-dob, a 'fighting monk' charged with maintaining monastic order. Fleeing Tibet with the Dalai Lama after the Chinese invasion of 1959, never to see his native land again, and suffering the loss of a leg during the'

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Imprint:	Orchid Press Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	Thailand
Release date:	December 1998
First published:	July 2006
Authors:	Tashi Khedrup
Editors:	Hugh Richardson • Tadeusz Skorupski
Dimensions:	215 x 149 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	135
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-974-8299-17-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > Tibetan Buddhism Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Biography > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > Tibetan Buddhism Promotions
LSN:	974-8299-17-1
Barcode:	9789748299174