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Harvey Rice Jackie Cole Flight of the Bön Monks (Paperback)
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- Publication Name
- Flight of the Bön Monks
- Title
- Flight of the Bön Monks
- Subtitle
- War, Persecution, and the Salvation of Tibet's Oldest Religion
- Contributor
- Dalai Lama (Foreword by)
- ISBN-10
- 1644118580
- EAN
- 9781644118580
- ISBN
- 9781644118580
- Release Date
- 03/28/2024
- Release Year
- 2024
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Book Title
- Flight of the Bön Monks : War, Persecution, and the Salvation of Tibet's Oldest Religion
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions International, The Limited
- Publication Year
- 2024
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, History
- Topic
- Buddhism / Tibetan, Mysticism, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Asia / China
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 13.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 296 Pages
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An inside account of the Chinese invasion of Tibet told through the voices of three persecuted monks * Shares the true story of three monks' heroic escape from occupied Tibet and the subsequent rebirth of the Bön religion in exile * Introduces Bön, Tibet's oldest religion, and a traditional way of life extinguished by foreign occupation * Reveals details of the 1950 Chinese invasion of Tibet and the exodus of thousands of Tibetans to neighboring countries Providing an inside view into the Chinese occupation of Tibet and the tenets of Bön, one of the world's oldest but least known religions, this book chronicles the true story of three Bön monks who heroically escaped occupied Tibet and went on to rebuild their culture through incredible resilience, determination, and passion. After taking his vows to become a Bön monk and completing a pilgrimage around 22,000-foot Mount Kailash, the holiest mountain in Tibet, Tenzin Namdak envisions a life of quiet contemplation at Menri, Bön's mother monastery. Instead, he finds himself fleeing for his life across the highest and most difficult terrain on the planet. After Tenzin's escape party is ambushed and he is severely wounded, Tenzin is taken to a concentration camp, where he overcomes his nearly fatal wound before making an arduous escape from Tibet over the daunting Himalayas. The other two monks, lifelong friends Samten Karmay and Sangye Tenzin, witness Tibet's capital explode in a violent insurrection against Chinese rule. Escaping to Nepal, they worry about the survival of the Bön religion and begin collecting scattered works of Bön scripture. A chance meeting with British scholar David Snellgrove brings the three monks together and dramatically changes their lives. Tenzin founds a Bön settlement in exile in India, Sangye is chosen as the thirty-third Menri Trizen, Bön's highest office, and together the three monks help rebuild the nearly extinct Bön religion. Aside from the escape of the Dalai Lama, no other escape from Tibet has been so consequential for so many.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Inner Traditions International, The Limited
ISBN-10
1644118580
ISBN-13
9781644118580
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20062378782
Product Key Features
Book Title
Flight of the Bön Monks : War, Persecution, and the Salvation of Tibet's Oldest Religion
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Buddhism / Tibetan, Mysticism, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Asia / China
Publication Year
2024
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, History
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Bq7964.2.R5 2024
Reviews
Flight of the Bön Monks is a magnificent achievement on many levels. Cole and Rice have not only preserved a vital piece of neglected history, but they present this enthralling tale--virtually unknown in the West--in the form of a riveting adventure story as thrilling as any Jack London ever wrote. I fell in love with the heroic Bön monks, the luminous religion they risked their lives to save, and the book that recounts their inspiring story.
Table of Content
Foreword by the Dalai Lama Prologue A Deadly Encounter at 15,000 Feet 1 Beginnings 2 An Artist Becomes a Monk 3 Four Years in a Cave 4 Invasion 5 Recluse Nation 6 Best Friends 7 Tibet's Harvard 8 Broken Promises 9 Iron Hell 10 Flight 11 Forsaken Vows 12 Enter the CIA 13 Ambush 14 Prisoners 15 Tenzin's Escape 16 Refugees in a Foreign Land 17 Snellgrove 18 London 19 Return 20 Promised Land Epilogue Where They Are Now Main Characters and Glossary Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
Dewey Decimal
299.540922
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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