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The dance of 17 lives : the incredible true story of Tibet's 17th Karmapa / Mick Brown.
LIBRA BQ7682.9.A2 B76 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brown, Mick, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- O-rgyan-ʼphrin-las-rdo-rje, Karma-pa XVII, 1985-.
- O-rgyan-ʼphrin-las-rdo-rje.
- Kar-ma-pa lamas--Biography.
- Kar-ma-pa lamas.
- Kar-ma-pa (Sect)--History--20th century.
- Kar-ma-pa (Sect).
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 304 pages, illustrations pages of plates, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Incredible true story of Tibet's 17th Karmapa
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomsbury, 2004.
- Summary:
- Freelance journalist and biographer Brown traveled to the Himalayan foothills to meet the charismatic 14-year-old 17th Karmapa--one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism. He wound up with stories of miracles and murder, the settling of 200-year-old scores and political intrigue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 158234177X
- OCLC:
- 224166330
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