| Lama of the Gobi: How Mongolia's Mystic Monk Spread Tibetan Buddhism in the World's Harshest Desert Contributor(s): Kohn, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 9881774268 ISBN-13: 9789881774262 Publisher: Blacksmith Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Tibetan - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - History | Asia - Central Asia |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.59 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Danzan Ravjaa (1803-1856), officially known as the Fifth Noyon Incarnate Lama of the Gobi Desert, is perhaps Mongolia's most beloved saint. The Fourth had caused so many scandals that the Manchu Emperor banned his reincarnation. Consequently, when the young child was enthroned as the Fifth, the Emperor issued an edict of execution on the boy and all associated with the event. The child was only saved by the personal intervention of the Panchen Lama and a letter of appeal from the young Ninth Dalai Lama. Their efforts proved well worthwhile, for the boy went on to become one of the greatest mystics and creative geniuses of 19th-century Mongolia. "Lama of the Gobi" is an investigative account of the life and times of this extraordinary man. It takes the reader on a journey through Mongolian history, Tibetan Buddhism and the traditions of nomadic culture to generate an appreciation of the man and the legends that surround him. This revealing story winds its way from Danzan Ravjaa's mythic past to the present day - as the people of the Gobi Desert still faithfully maintain his cult-like status. |