* Exposes the intermingling of politics and religion in Tibetan Buddhism worldwide. • Reveals the Dalai Lama behind the public mask and the detrimental effect politics has on pure Buddhist doctrine. A courageous and compelling account of Tibetan history and the activities of the current Dalai Lama that stand in stark contrast to popular perceptions of a “holy” politician. With an extensive compilation of news stories, documents, personal accounts, and chronologies, a tangle of religion and politics is revealed that plays out in Tibetan exile communities and across the international stage, embodied in the person of the 14th Dalai Lama. The aims of this book are religious—to end an illegal ban on a mainstream Buddhist practice that the Dalai Lama has personally rejected and maligned. However, to get to the heart of this human rights issue and to gain the support of those who can affect its resolution, the book endeavors to follow knotted threads of political ambitions, deception, greed, and betrayal to unravel the popular mythology that surrounds the iconic Dalai Lama of Tibet. (20101216)

Product Description: El Dalái Lama quiere eliminar la práctica de Doryhe Shugden y expulsar de sus comunidades a los practicantes tibetanos de Shugden, así como excluir de la comunidad budista internacional a los occidentales que la realicen. Desde 1996, el Gobierno tibetano en el exilio se ha esforzado de manera continua para lograr estos objetivos...read more