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And of course you get an appearance by h

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Conversations with the author has with hh dalai lama richard gere and nancy pololski are reminders of that this continues to be a current issue of concern for human rights

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Ive had the honestly great pleasure of reading mathew pistones book in the shadow of the buddha

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The book provides a powerful account of the plight of tibetan buddhism against the chinese governments brutal hand

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No other book ive read has shownso vividly how the unique and very special buddhist culture of tibet tibets gift to the world is at a crisis point as the chinese governmentcontinues to deny the tibetan people the freedom to practice their religion

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This book reads like a novel as a previous reviewer said

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Part spiritual biography part history part human rights discussion in the shadow of the buddha is matteo pistonos eloquent offering documenting not only the history of a tibetan spiritual master but also his own spiritual journey during which he came to bear witness to the atrocities committed by the chinese government against the people and culture of tibet

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Before long he found himself documenting and smuggling evidence of human rights abuses out of china then sharing what he learned with anyone who would listen