Born in Tibet

Author: Chogyam TrungpaPublisher: ShambhalaYear: 1999Language: EnglishPages: 280ISBN/UPC (if available): 1569571058 DescriptionAn account offering a rare and intimate glimpse into the life of a Tibetan lama. Chogyam Trungpa - Meditation master, scholar, and artist - was identified at the age of only thirteen months as a major 'tulku', or reincarnation of an enlightened teacher. As the eleventh in the teaching lineage known as the Trungpa tulkus, he underwent a period of intensive training in mediation, philosophy, and fine arts, receiving full ordination as a monk in 1958 at the age of eighteen. The following year, the Chinese Communists invaded Tibet, and young Trungpa spent many harrowing months trekking over the Himalayas, narrowly escaping capture. Trungpa's account of his experiences as a young monk, his duties as the abbot and spiritual head of a great monastery, and his moving relationships s with his teachers offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the life of a Tibetan lam