Dalai Lama
In a world strained by conflict, we look to the past for models of peace. With historical and full-color photographs complementing documentary texts, Odysseys in Peace invites advanced readers along on a journey to experience the lives of important peace-seekers like never before. These titles feature a sophisticated design peppered with arresting photographs that illustrate key moments in each figure's life as well as the experiences that shaped their legacy. Side panels, colored callouts, and first-person quotations assist in making the text accessible to a wide range of learners. A biography of Tibetan Buddhist leader Tenzin Gyatso, examining his position as the 14th Dalai Lama and his exile to India, as well as his emphasis on nonviolence and other social stances.
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Dalai Lama
In a world strained by conflict, we look to the past for models of peace. With historical and full-color photographs complementing documentary texts, Odysseys in Peace invites advanced readers along on a journey to experience the lives of important peace-seekers like never before. These titles feature a sophisticated design peppered with arresting photographs that illustrate key moments in each figure's life as well as the experiences that shaped their legacy. Side panels, colored callouts, and first-person quotations assist in making the text accessible to a wide range of learners. A biography of Tibetan Buddhist leader Tenzin Gyatso, examining his position as the 14th Dalai Lama and his exile to India, as well as his emphasis on nonviolence and other social stances.
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Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama

by Melissa Gish
Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama

by Melissa Gish

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In a world strained by conflict, we look to the past for models of peace. With historical and full-color photographs complementing documentary texts, Odysseys in Peace invites advanced readers along on a journey to experience the lives of important peace-seekers like never before. These titles feature a sophisticated design peppered with arresting photographs that illustrate key moments in each figure's life as well as the experiences that shaped their legacy. Side panels, colored callouts, and first-person quotations assist in making the text accessible to a wide range of learners. A biography of Tibetan Buddhist leader Tenzin Gyatso, examining his position as the 14th Dalai Lama and his exile to India, as well as his emphasis on nonviolence and other social stances.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781628327250
Publisher: The Creative Company
Publication date: 08/20/2019
Series: Odysseys in Peace Series
Pages: 80
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile: 1190L (what's this?)
Age Range: 12 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Finding the Dalai Lama 13

Good Karma, Bad Karma 27

Becoming the Dalai Lama 29

Guardian Bird 31

Learn from Buddhism 36

Leading in Exile 43

The Middle-Way Approach 51

A Voice for Peace 57

Censorship in Tibet 61

Five-Point Peace Plan 62

U.S. Shows Support 66

Universal Responsibility 71

Timeline 75

Selected Bibliography 76

Endnotes 77

Websites 79

Index 80

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