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Robert Thurman, renowned Tibetan scholar, president of Tibet House, and longtime personal friend . The Dalai Lama and the author, Robert Thurman, in a relaxed moment among friends during a visit to the United States in 2006.

Robert Thurman, renowned Tibetan scholar, president of Tibet House, and longtime personal friend of the Dalai Lama, presents a bold, reciprocal five-point plan for establishing Tibet’s genuine autonomy within China, letting China renew its image with the world by allowing the Dalai Lama to guarantee freedom for his people. When China changes policy and lets Tibetans be who they are, Tibet can, in turn, join with China in peaceful coexistence. Why the Dalai Lama Matters is not merely a book about Tibet or the Dalai Lama.

Thurman’s commitment to Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, and Tibet reaches back to 1964, and now inspires a bold blueprint for a solution to the China-Tibet conflict and a host of world problems, from environmental degradation to poverty, political tyranny, militarism, and th. .

Thurman’s commitment to Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, and Tibet reaches back to 1964, and now inspires a bold blueprint for a solution to the China-Tibet conflict and a host of world problems, from environmental degradation to poverty, political tyranny, militarism, and the abuse of women. What’s needed, Thurman writes, is a cool revolution guided by the Dalai Lama, a universally revered religious figure and secular ethical leader

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is an extraordinary example of a life dedicated to peace, communication, and unity. What he represents, and what he has accomplished, heals and transcends the current tensions between Tibet and China

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is an extraordinary example of a life dedicated to peace, communication, and unity. What he represents, and what he has accomplished, heals and transcends the current tensions between Tibet and China. Why the Dalai Lama Matters explores just why he has earned the world's love and respect, and how restoring Tibet's autonomy within China is not only possible, but highly reasonable, and absolutely necessary for all of us together to have a peaceful future as a global community.

An informative book why the Dalai Lama (the 14th and the position in general) is important: he is.

An informative book why the Dalai Lama (the 14th and the position in general) is important: he is a scientist, a political leader, a role model, a Buddhist monk and teacher, a philosopher, a leader, and more. Offers a unique insight into Tibet-China relations and into the work of the Dalai Lama to ensure his people are not forgotten - a feat barely short of miraculous when you think of how unknown he and Tibet were when he started the quest).

Lama Matters His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World.

Why the Dalai Lama Matters His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World. The suppression of Tibet’s cultural heritage has the potential to set a precedent for all oppressed peoples of the world. Perched on the top of the world. changes in Tibet’s ecosystem affect the entire global climate. And, most importantly, Tibet is the spiritual and physical home of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, to which he can never return. Who is the Dalai Lama, and why does his work matter to the world? What does the China-Tibet relationship represent for the global community?

Part II: The Solution for China and Tibet: 4. A Middle Way for China and Tibet 5. A Plan for President . In his keen analysis of China's great chance to make history, Robert Thurman offers an urgent and very important book. Peter Matthiessen, author of The Snow leopard.

Part II: The Solution for China and Tibet: 4. A Plan for President Hu and the Dalai Lama. Part III: Tibet Solved, Freed, Restored: 6. Envisioning the Goal 7. The Bod Autonomous Region Internal System of Government 8. The Dedication of Tibet as a Nature Preserve 9. Freeing Tibet: A Great Win for China and Tibet, Ecologically and Economically Conclusion.

Explores why the Dalai Lama has earned the world's love and respect, and how restoring Tibet's autonomy within .

Explores why the Dalai Lama has earned the world's love and respect, and how restoring Tibet's autonomy within China is not only possible, but also highly probable. Thurman (yes, Uma's father) has been an understudy of the Dalai for over 5 decades and taught the ever-curious Dalai as much about the Western zeitgeist as the Dalai taught him about Tibet and Buddhism. This recent work is a great primer on the history of Tibet and the Sino-Tibetan social and political situation which has recently flared-up and promises to be at the forefront of the foment frothing beneath the Beijing Olympics.

Renowned Tibetan scholar Robert Thurman presents his five-point plan for China's creation of an autonomous Tibet, and shows just why the Dalai Lama is the only person who can usher in this new, peaceful era for the world. Robert Thurman is the author of the critically acclaimed, popular original books Inner Revolution and Infinite Life and a translator of sacred Tibetan texts, including The Essence of True Eloquence and The Tibetan Book of the Dead. He teaches at Columbia University and holds the first endowed chair in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in America.

His answer is for China to give Tibet internal autonomy while it remains in a kind of "United States of Asia" ie. remaining part of China. Thurman argues for a democratic Tibet with a constitution where the Dalai Lama would renounce political rule over Tibet and would not advocate total independence from China. Tibet would have free elections and the Dalai Lama would remain the spiritual and moral head of Tibet. These are all noble and worthwhile ideals. The problem is they are completely naive