ABSTRACT

This is the story of the early life and escape from the Chinese of a young tulku of Tibet, an incarnate lama of high rank. The book, first published in 1966, shows the quality of human life as lived in Tibet at all levels. The account of his religious education is detailed and of equal value is his description of the meditational centres and seminaries and of his tutors and spiritual teachers.

chapter Chapter One|8 pages

Found and Enthroned

chapter Chapter Two|5 pages

The Founding of Surmang

chapter Chapter Three|6 pages

Düdtsi-Til and Namgyal-Tse

chapter Chapter Four|17 pages

My Childhood at Düdtsi-Til

chapter Chapter Five|10 pages

In the Steps of the Tenth Trungpa

chapter Chapter Six|9 pages

I Go to My Guru

chapter Chapter Seven|13 pages

Death, Duties and a Vision

chapter Chapter Eight|9 pages

A Many-Sided Training

chapter Chapter Nine|13 pages

The Dalai Lama's Visit

chapter Chapter Ten|10 pages

Khampas in Revolt

chapter Chapter Eleven|20 pages

Lonely Vocation

chapter Chapter Twelve|23 pages

Into Hiding

chapter Chapter Thirteen|8 pages

Must We Escape?

chapter Chapter Fourteen|11 pages

It Must Be India

chapter Chapter Fifteen|11 pages

Refugees on the Move

chapter Chapter Sixteen|12 pages

Travelling the Hard Way

chapter Chapter Seventeen|11 pages

Days of Crisis

chapter Chapter Eighteen|11 pages

Touch and Go!

chapter Chapter Nineteen|19 pages

Across the Himalaya

chapter |2 pages

Epilogue