The Madman's Middle Way: Reflections on Reality of the Tibetan Monk Gendun Chopel

by Donald S. Lopez Jr.

Book Overview

Gendun Chopel is considered the most important Tibetan intellectual of the twentieth century. His life spanned the two defining moments in modern Tibetan history: the entry into Lhasa by British troops in 1904 and by Chinese troops in 1951. Recognized as an incarnate lama while he was a child, Gendun Chopel excelled in the traditional monastic curriculum and went on to become expert in fields as diverse as philosophy, history, linguistics, geography,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226493172
• ISBN13: 9780226493176
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"