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" Samdhong Rinpoche : "
conceived, recorded, and edited by Donovan Roebert ; foreword by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
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BL
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1042243
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b796613
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| Main Entry
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Rinpoche, Samdhong.
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Samdhong Rinpoche : : uncompromising truth for a compromised world : Tibetan Buddhism and today's world /\ conceived, recorded, and edited by Donovan Roebert ; foreword by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
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| Publication Statement
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Bloomington, Ind. :: World Wisdom,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Spiritual masters--East and West series
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xxiii, 245 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm.
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1933316209
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: 9781933316208
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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pt. I. The long road to now -- Origins -- Biological evolution -- Societies -- Culture -- Governance -- Economies -- Industry and commerce -- Law -- Philosophy -- Religion -- Morality -- Spirituality -- Science -- Art -- Complexity and escapism -- Civilization and decline -- The future in prospect -- pt. II. The modern individual -- The dialogues -- pt. III. Humankind in Samsara, on earth, and in the universe -- The gap between governments and the governed -- Law as moral sufficiency -- Environmental destruction -- International influence and expansionism -- Power -- Violence and war -- America and the superpower principle -- Toothless international law -- The ideal -- A view on this millennium -- pt. IV. Tibet -- the modern world's hidden tragedy -- The invasion and occupation of Tibet -- Tibet at the United Nations -- The cultural revolution -- Post-Maoist policies -- The scope of abuse -- Religious persecution -- Two statements from April 2003 -- Plunder and destruction for China's benefit -- Population transfer. China's "final solution" for Tibet -- The status of Tibet -- What Tibetans want -- The response from Beijing -- The Karma of Tibet -- Tibet and Taiwan : contrasting stances -- Preserving Dharma and Buddhist culture in Tibet -- The future vision of Tibet -- Losing patience with non-violence -- pt. V. Satyagraha and Ahimsa (truth-insistence and non-harmfulness) -- The dialogues -- pt. VI. The foundational view -- Buddhadharma -- The life of Siddhartha Gotama -- The first noble truth : the truth of suffering -- The second noble truth : the truth of the causes of suffering -- The third noble truth : the truth of the cessation of suffering -- The fourth noble truth : the eightfold path -- Karma -- Rebirth -- Interdependent origination -- Impermanence, suffering, not-self -- The five aggregates -- Compassion -- Wisdom-compassion and the six perfections -- Bodhicitta and skilful means -- The Bodhisattva -- The inner and outer Lama -- Study and practice -- The Vajrayana -- View, conduct, meditation -- Taking refuse -- The dialogues.
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This is the first-ever series of in-depth dialogues with the current Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, Samdhong Rinpoche, presenting his views on the plight of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism in the face of the communist Chinese invasion.
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Rinpoche, Samdhong
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Rinpoche, Samdhong.
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Lamas-- India, Interviews.
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Political refugees-- India, Interviews.
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Tibetans-- India, Interviews.
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Lamas.
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Political refugees.
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Tibetans.
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Tibetischer Buddhismus
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India.
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| Dewey Classification
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294.3/420423
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DS432.T5R49 2006
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BE 8156rvk
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| Added Entry
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Roebert, Donovan,1959-
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| Parallel Title
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Uncompromising truth for a compromised world :Tibetan Buddhism and today's world
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