A note on language an spelling
Introduction: Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, August 1989
A prophecy fulfilled. The travails for the Great Thirteenth
A mystic and a seer : the regency established
The view from the place of the roaring tiger : Tibet's nameless religion
"Lonely and somewhat unhappy" : a hostage in all but name
The lion throne. Homecoming : Lhasa, 1940
Boyhood : two cane-handled horsewhips
Trouble in Shangri-La : devilry and intrigue on the roof of the world
The perfection of wisdom : the higher education of a Tibetan Buddhist monk
"Shit on the picnic!" : China invades, 1949-50
Into the dragon's lair : the Dalai Lama in China, July 1954-July 1955
The land of the gods : India, November 1965-March 1957
"Don't sell the Dalai Lama for silver dollars!" : Lhasa, 1957-1959
Freedom in exile. On the back of a Dzo : the flight to freedom
Opening the eye of new awareness : Allen Ginsberg and the Beats
"We cannot compel you" : cultural revolution in Tibet, harsh realities in India
"Something beyond the comprehension of the Tibetan people" : The Yellow Book and the glorious Goddess
From Rangzen to Umaylan : independence and the middle way approach
Bodhisattva of compassion. Cutting off the serpent's head : reaction and repression in Tibet
"An oath-breaking spirit born of perverse prayers" : the murder of Lobsang Gyatso
Tibet in flames : the Beijing Olympics and their aftermath
The magical play of illusion
Glossary of names and key terms.
