A Tibetan Revolutionary: The Political Life and Times of Bapa Phuntso Wangye
| Dimensions: | 24x16 cm (9.4 × 6.3 inches) |
| Gross Weight: | 0.7 kg (1.54 lbs) |
| Material: | Papper |
| Iconography / Artist: | Religious Books |
| Craft Origin: | Kathmandu Valley, Nepal • Ancient Heritage Technique |
| Cataloged On: | Nov 22, 2017 |
Religious Books
Hinduism is the predominant religion in Nepal, and as such, many religious books are related to it. The most popular ones are the Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads, Ramayana, and Mahabharata. These books contain information on Hindu deities, their stories, philosophies, and practices. The Bhagavad Gita, a sacred text, is also widely read and revered in Nepal, and is considered the essence of Hindu philosophy.
Islamic books, such as the Quran and Hadith, are also prevalent in Nepal, particularly in the Muslim community. These books contain teachings, stories, and principles related to Islam.
In addition to these, Nepal is also home to a small Christian population, and there are several Christian religious books available in the country. These include the Bible, which is considered the holy book for Christians, and other religious texts and teachings.
Overall, religious books found in Nepal are an integral part of the country's diverse cultural and spiritual landscape. They offer insight into various religions, philosophies, and practices and provide guidance and inspiration to many Nepalese people.
Item Specific Details & Notes
This is the as-told-to political autobiography of Phuntso Wangye (Phunwang), one of the most important Tibetan revolutionary figures of the twentieth century. Phunwang began his activism in school, where he founded a secret Tibetan Communist Party. He was expelled in 1940, and for the next nine years he worked to organize a guerrilla uprising against the Chinese who controlled his homeland. In 1949, he merged his Tibetan Communist Party with Mao's Chinese Communist Party. He played an important role in the party's administrative organization in Lhasa and was the translator for the young Dalai Lama during his famous 1954-55 meetings with Mao Zedong. In the 1950s, Phunwang was the highest-ranking Tibetan official within the Communist Party in Tibet. Though he was fluent in Chinese, comfortable with Chinese culture, and devoted to socialism and the Communist Party, Phunwang's deep commitment to the welfare of Tibetans made him suspect to powerful Han colleagues. In 1958 he was secretly detained; three years later, he was imprisoned in solitary confinement in Beijing's equivalent of the Bastille for the next eighteen years. Informed by vivid firsthand accounts of the relations between the Dalai Lama, the Nationalist Chinese government, and the People's Republic of China, this absorbing chronicle illuminates one of the world's most tragic and dangerous ethnic conflicts at the same time that it relates the fascinating details of a stormy life spent in the quest for a new Tibet.
ISBN:9780520240896
Author:Melvyn C. Goldstein
Dawei Sherap
William R. Siebenschuh
Publisher:University of California Press
Publish Year:2004
Edition:First Edition
Cover:Hard Back
Subject:Tibet | Biography | Tibetan History | Tibetan Politics
Language:English
Remarks:B&W Photographs, Appendix. Glossary and Index.
Pages:371
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