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Author: Jianglin Li Publisher: Stanford University Press ISBN: 1503629791 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 421
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An untold story that reshapes our understanding of Chinese and Tibetan history From 1956 to 1962, devastating military conflicts took place in China's southwestern and northwestern regions. Official record at the time scarcely made mention of the campaign, and in the years since only lukewarm acknowledgment of the violence has surfaced. When the Iron Bird Flies, by Jianglin Li, breaks this decades long silence to reveal for the first time a comprehensive and explosive picture of the six years that would prove definitive in modern Tibetan and Chinese history. The CCP referred to the campaign as "suppressing the Tibetan rebellion." It would lead to the 14th Dalai Lama's exile in India, as well as the Tibetan diaspora in 1959, though the battles lasted three additional years after these events. Featuring key figures in modern Chinese history, the battles waged in this period covered a vast geographical region. This book offers a portrait of chaos, deception, heroism, and massive loss. Beyond the significant death toll across the Tibetan regions, the war also destroyed most Tibetan monasteries in a concerted effort to eradicate local religion and scholarship. Despite being considered a military success, to this day, the operations in the agricultural regions remain unknown. As large numbers of Tibetans have self-immolated in recent years to protest Chinese occupation, Li shows that the largest number of cases occurred in the sites most heavily affected by this hidden war. She argues persuasively that the events described in this book will shed more light on our current moment, and will help us understand the unrelenting struggle of the Tibetan people for their freedom.
Author: Jianglin Li Publisher: Stanford University Press ISBN: 1503629791 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 421
Book Description
An untold story that reshapes our understanding of Chinese and Tibetan history From 1956 to 1962, devastating military conflicts took place in China's southwestern and northwestern regions. Official record at the time scarcely made mention of the campaign, and in the years since only lukewarm acknowledgment of the violence has surfaced. When the Iron Bird Flies, by Jianglin Li, breaks this decades long silence to reveal for the first time a comprehensive and explosive picture of the six years that would prove definitive in modern Tibetan and Chinese history. The CCP referred to the campaign as "suppressing the Tibetan rebellion." It would lead to the 14th Dalai Lama's exile in India, as well as the Tibetan diaspora in 1959, though the battles lasted three additional years after these events. Featuring key figures in modern Chinese history, the battles waged in this period covered a vast geographical region. This book offers a portrait of chaos, deception, heroism, and massive loss. Beyond the significant death toll across the Tibetan regions, the war also destroyed most Tibetan monasteries in a concerted effort to eradicate local religion and scholarship. Despite being considered a military success, to this day, the operations in the agricultural regions remain unknown. As large numbers of Tibetans have self-immolated in recent years to protest Chinese occupation, Li shows that the largest number of cases occurred in the sites most heavily affected by this hidden war. She argues persuasively that the events described in this book will shed more light on our current moment, and will help us understand the unrelenting struggle of the Tibetan people for their freedom.
Author: Yangzom Brauen Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1846553458 Category : Buddhist nuns Languages : en Pages : 346
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At a Free Tibet demonstration in Moscow in 2001, a Swiss actress is captured on film being arrested. She catches people.s attention for her passion and her striking, Tibetan beauty. A German publisher suggests she tells the world her story. The result is this breathtaking book about Yangzom Brauen.s Tibetan heritage, and most particularly her extraordinary grandmother and mother, who fled Tibet in the early 1950s when the Chinese came to take their country away.
Author: Ayya Khema Publisher: Wisdom Publications (MA) ISBN: 9780861711697 Category : Buddhism Languages : en Pages : 0
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When the Iron Eagle Flies is a complete meditation course from one of the West's most beloved Buddhist teachers. In her usual direct style, Ayya Khema points us toward the middle path — a path of simplicity. Her teachings unfold simply, free of jargon, and are ideal for a contemporary world where the fevered pursuit of pleasure and comfort leaves us "like children playing in a house on fire, refusing to let go of our toys." A practical guide to building meaning through awareness, When the Iron Eagle Flies contains a wealth of exercises and advice to help the reader along the path. Ayya Khema grounds her teaching in ordinary, everyday experiences, and gradually reveals how to gain access to liberation and freedom.
Author: Jianglin Li Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674088891 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 465
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In 1959 the Dalai Lama emerged in India, where he set up his government in exile. Soon after he left Lhasa the Chinese People's Liberation Army pummeled the city in the "Battle of Lhasa." The Tibetans were forced to capitulate, putting Mao in a position to impose Communist rule over Tibet
Author: John Maulhardt Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc. ISBN: 1645598659 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 153
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Our world today seems to be spiraling out of control. Fears of a renewed cold war, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, fake news and disinformation, along with an impending environmental apocalypse, all combine to push us toward a sense of hopelessness and ennui. But even though it is hidden far below the surface, mankind's past is actually slowly evolving for the better. And now we find ourselves at perhaps a crucial point in our history where we have a powerful concoction made up of brilliant innovators, powerful spiritual reconcilers, and the necessary technological tools that could accelerate that path dramatically forward. All that is needed is the right catalyst to ignite this formula into an unstoppable chain reaction of peace and democratic prosperity. This is a story of how a simple indigenous man of the earth-called by the simple peaceful spirituality of his people-sparks a worldwide movement that leads to a much better planet. Combining a cast of many of today's real-life people of vision, in conjunction with the use of today's amazing technological advancements, our hero leads an epic struggle to overcome-not only the world's dark forces-but the dark forces of unworthy self-doubt within himself. We trust that you will find this simple hope-filled fantasy not really so fanciful after all, but actually quite plausible-and perhaps even inspirational and motivational.
Author: Sandy Boucher Publisher: Beacon Press ISBN: 9780807073056 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 412
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Boucher celebrates the many contributions of women to American Buddhism and provides an intimate look at the lives of women who are the teachers, scholars, nuns, and followers of a newly evolving Buddhist practice in this country. "A thought-provoking examination".--Victoria Scott, San Francisco Chronicle. Photos.
Author: Belmo Publisher: Lotus Press ISBN: 094098590X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 149
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Scott Belmer presents the true stories of nine Buddhist monks who lived in Tibet under Communist rule, and chronicles their amazing and often miraculous journey across the vast mountain range of the Himalayas to freedom and exile in India. 8-page color photo insert.
Author: Judi Thomases Publisher: Balboa Press ISBN: 1452516421 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 321
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The Wisdom Keys journey is eternally repeated, yet individually taken. It is your journey into your true self. Benefits to reading The Wisdom Keys: ~ Master emotions, and appreciate the role of suffering or dissatisfaction ~ Realize that, as the creator of your reality, you have the power to shift rapidly to better it ~ Understand how the workings of karma in yours and everyone's lives is a self-chosen design ~ See through illusion to discover your true self (not your personality) ~ Learn how to quiet the thought process, develop an illuminated mind, and lose the fear of death ~ Gain protection and assistance from the Universe by understanding the role of compassion and serenity ~ Activate your psychic abilities The Wisdom Keys explains how to: ~ Recognize your karmic pattern ~ Move upward and inward through four new perspectives ~ Reach the special understanding that age-old wisdom talks about, and spiritual paths promise The Wisdom Keys reveals the truth about: ~ Who you really are! ~ What the Great Cosmic Plan for the earth truly is ~ How to create a happier life and good karma What you will discover:~ The Four Keys and their gates to higher paradigms ~ The Holographic Universe as created by thought projection ~ The M Field of energetic oneness ~ The Observer who directs your lower self ~ The Quantum Shift for mastering the Art of Manifestation ~ The Continuum of Awareness (Rainbow Bridge) between lower and higher consciousness ~ Your deepest true Self -- simultaneously yourself, the entire world, and a spark of godlike energy ~ The prophecies of this design in The Age of Aquarius "This visionary book will give you joy and sacred guidance." - Andrew Harvey, author of over 30 books, including The Direct Path.
Author: Hu LiHuLiMiFeng Publisher: Funstory ISBN: 1648973795 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 975
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A young girl called Wang Wang Wang Wang. Because of her name, she had been laughed at since she was young. At the age of fifteen, her father had passed away in a strange manner.She had been targeted by a group of inhuman monsters! Strangely, they kept asking for her name. As he fled, the Maze of the Seven Roads, the Diary of Dust, the Micro-powers, a series of "supernatural" incidents came one after another ... Through her father's diary, she learned that the history of the clan's lineage--all originated from the "divine genes" that the Germans had found in Tibet during the Second World War! However, to unravel the final truth, he still needed a key, and that was Wang Wangwan's real name.
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