Seul ki Park A Review of We Tibetans Abstract: We Tibetans was written by a woman in the Kham region called "Rinchen Lhamo." It was published in 1926, with the historical introduction written by her husband, Louis King, a British man. The historical introduction provides an account Tibetan history from the mythical era until present. The rest of the book introduces various … [Read more...]

Jack Wilson 11/2/09 Abstract: A Tibetan on Tibet collects the conversations of G.A. Combe with Paul Sherap. These conversations took place daily for one to two hours over a period of about 4 months. Sherap, after introducing himself and briefly telling the story of his life, spends the majority of these conversations describing the differing religious and cultural practices … [Read more...]

Daven Farnham David Macdonald: Twenty Years in Tibet Abstract David Macdonald’s Twenty Years in Tibet chronicles his time in Tibet from the early 1900s until the late 1920s. As the British government's Yatung Trade Agent, Macdonald had frequent interactions with the local people, being able to observe traditional Tibetan culture, religion, and lifestyles. This was also … [Read more...]

[Reprint: Culture and Society in Ladakh. New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications 1986]. (Note: Collaboration between a German Moravian missionary, and a Ladakhi convert to Christianity. This is a semi-autobiographical account of life, from birth to death, in Khalatse village on the Indus [Ladakh]. Obviously, this text is in German.) Write 4-5pp (1200-1500 words) book review of the … [Read more...]

Submitted by Sonam Tsering 113 folios. Also available as e-copy at tbrc.org. (Note: This text is in Tibetan) Abstract Lodö Gyatso’s biography is a disciple’s account of the life and deeds of his master Katok Situ Chökyi Gyatso (Kaḥ thog si tu Chos kyi rgya mtsho, 1880–1925) of Katok Thupten Tashi Chöling, a major Nyingma monastery founded by Kadampa Desheg (1122-1192) in … [Read more...]

Ashby Hardesty 8 April 2007 A Review of My Land and My People Abstract: This paper reviews the Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s autobiography My Land and My People: The Original Autobiography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. This autobiography was published in 1962 and details the Dalai Lama’s life up to that point. In it, he recounts his birth in 1935 in the village of Taktser in … [Read more...]

Sara Canby 15 March 2007 A Review of Born in Tibet Abstract: Born in Tibet recounts the early life of the 11th Trungpa Tulku Chogyam Trunpa (Tibetan spelling: Chos kyi Rgya mtsho Drung pa) as well as the political situation in Tibet from 1939 to 1960. Directed toward a Western audience, Born in Tibet describes the basic tenets of Tibetan Buddhism. Chogyam Trungpa was … [Read more...]

Lamaozhuoma Review of Rinchen Dolma Taring’s Daughter of Tibet The book, Daughter of Tibet, depicts the life history of the author, Rinchen Dolma Taring, spanning the period from the author’s birth in 1910 to the writing of this autobiography in 1969. The autobiography consists of two major parts—the author’s life in Tibet from her birth to 1959 and her life in exile in India … [Read more...]

Huasha Zhang Review of Rinchen Dakpa and B. A. Rooke: In Haste from Tibet Abstract Rinchen Dakpa was born in 1947 in a headman’s family in Bhakar, a small village near Lhasa. He escaped from Tibet to India in 1959 with his uncle, who was an ex-abbot in the Potala and then governor of Kongpo. In his autobiography, which was published in 1971, he described his childhood … [Read more...]

Travis Benjamin Thurber A Review of Four Rivers, Six Ranges Abstract: Andrugtsang Gompo Tashi (1905-1964), a Tibetan merchant born in Molha Khashar, a Lithang river valley village in Kham, became the leader of a resistance group known as Four Rivers, Six Ranges (Chushi Gangdrug) in 1958. For the next couple years, he and his band of guerilla freedom fighters did their … [Read more...]

(actual text is only in Tibetan) Write 4-5pp (1200-1500 words) book review of the book you selected, and post it here using the format that is up there (CCNMTL staff can help with wiki postings if you have any trouble). Please start your paper with a one paragraph (150 word) abstract giving the following information: who the books is about, the main figure (include Tibetan … [Read more...]

Erin Marino October 26, 2009 My Life and Lives: The Story of a Tibetan Incarnation Khyongla Rato (Edited and with a Foreword by Joseph Campbell) My Life and Lives is a personal account of the tenth incarnation of the Buddhist lama Khyongla. Norbu was born in 1923 to a devout Buddhist family in the tiny village of Ophor, in the southeastern region of Kham, a month’s … [Read more...]

Mark Clemente March 7, 2007 A Review of Life in the Red Flag People’s Commune By Dhondub Choedon Abstract: This book portrays the life and circumstances of a young Tibetan woman having to live under the Chinese Communist Party (1959-1965). It also expresses her societal classification of being a wulagpa, perhaps better referred to as a Tibetan serf by modern … [Read more...]

Karlee Blank Abstract: Aten Doghya Tsang was born in 1915 in Nyarong, Eastern Tibet. As a typical Khampa warrior, he opposed the Chinese in their oppression of Tibet. However, unlike a typical Khampa warrior, he was a close confidante of the Communists and was provided a Chinese education. In 1960, following his flight from Kham to Dharmsala, he relayed his story to His … [Read more...]

Jennifer Yu March 19, 2007 A Review of New Tibet: Memoirs of a Graduate of the Peking Institute of National Minorities Abstract: When Chinese forces began to occupy Tibet during the mid-20th century, it became common for members of the Tibetan aristocracy to send their children to pursue their studies in China. Tsering Dorje Gashi was among the select individuals that … [Read more...]

The Life and Times of the Fifth Diluv Khutagt Nathan Bates Abstract The Diluv Khutagt: Memoirs and Autobiography of a Mongol Buddhist Reincarnation in Religion and Revolution’s two parts are important records of the rapid political changes that took place within Mongolia and China from 1901 until 1949. However, unlike other political histories, the Diluv Khutagt tells … [Read more...]

Reviewed byYasuhiro Sasayama Abstract of the autobiography and its background Kalu Rinpoche (1905-1989) was one of the greatest Buddhist evangelists that modern Tibet has had. He contributed to Tibetan Buddhism as a leading lama of the Kagyu School until 1956 and help spread it in the West after 1971. His greatness as a teacher of Tibetan Buddhism is best exemplified in his … [Read more...]

Paul Ratchford March, 2007 A Review of Adventures of a Fighting Monk In Adventures of a Fighting Monk an autobiographical work compiled by Hugh Richardson we see the intriguing tale of Tashi Khedrup, otherwise known as Lhakpa. The time period covered is from 1937-1969. For the purposes of this report I will use the name which he was first given (Lhakpa) (1). He was born … [Read more...]

Austin Barney A Review of Blazing Splendor Abstract: Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920-1996) was an influential teacher of Tibetan Buddhism in the Nyingma and Kagyu Buddhist traditions. This book provides a rare and unprecedented view into the complex lives and relationships of some of Tibet’s greatest Buddhist teachers and practitioners in pre-communist Tibet. It also provides … [Read more...]

Julia Kirchner 03-05-07 A Review of Red Star over Tibet Red Star over Tibet is a personal account of a young Tibetan who lived in Tibet during the first nine years of the Chinese occupation. He attempts to describe the political realities before and after 1950 and evaluate the eventual political outcomes with respect to modern Tibetan history. Dawa Norbu succeeds in his … [Read more...]

Review by Misha Kaufman November 2, 2009 Review of Tibet is My Country Abstract Tibet is My Country is a beautiful account of the life of Jigme Norbu, the eldest brother of the 14th Dalai Lama. His story begins with his birth at Tengtser in 1922 and ends with the exile of the 14th Dalai Lama in 1959. Norbu’s story is an important one for the overall history of Tibet. He … [Read more...]

Under the Blue Sky – Book Review Author: Hortsang Jigme Reviewer: Xiaoxiao Sun This article is organized in three parts: the “abstract” has provided a brief introduction of Hortsang Jigme’s life under Chinese control before he escaped to India; the “review” has examined each chapter’s story-telling and made summary and comments accordingly; the “open question” includes my … [Read more...]

Karman Lucero Book Review of House of the Turqoise Roof by Dorje Yudon Yuthok Abstract The autobiography of Dorje Yudon Yuthok takes place from her birth in 1912 through the mid 1980s. While in Tibet, the author spent most of her time living in Lhasa and a brief time in Treshong, as well as some time in Kham when her husband was appointed governor. After fleeing Tibet … [Read more...]

Ashby Hardesty 5 May 2007 A Review of Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama Abstract: This paper reviews the Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s autobiography Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama. This autobiography was published in 1991 and details the Dalai Lama’s life up to that point. In it, he recounts his birth in 1935 in the village of … [Read more...]