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The Rainbow Palace

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The Rainbow Palace

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In 1980 following more than twenty years of torture and suffering as a political prisoner of the communist Chinese government Dr Tenzin Choedrak left his native Tibet to live in exile in India and returned to his duties as the Dalai Lama's personal physician.Now in his moving memoir this eminent master of the Tibetan medical tradition gives witness to his extraordinary life.It is a life irrevocably linked to the destiny of the Tibetan people and one of the most terrible collective crimes of the twentieth century.
As Dr Choedrak graphically describes his impoverished early years as a child monk and his progress as a student doctor in Lhasa an entire culture and the unique therapeutic practices of Tibetan medicine are vividly brought to life.
Yet it is Dr Cheodrak's account of the atrocities committed by the Chinese against the Tibetan people that ultimately marks this memoir as an exceptional testimony of forbearance and hope.For despite the incredible cruelty and squalor inflicted upon him and his fellow prisoners Choedrak used his skill and compassion to attend to his torturers.With unbelievable courage he also refused to abandon his Buddhist faith and the beliefs to which he has devoted his life.
Through his words as collected by Gilles Van Grasdorff and a preface written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama Tenzin Choedrak's The Rainbow Palace is a profound and moving testament to the power of love and faith.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
322
Release Date:
2000-07-01
Publication Date:
2000-07-01
Publisher:
Bantam
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
055381303X
ISBN13:
9780553813036
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Minimum Reading Age:
0
Weight:
379 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
20 cm

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