Touching Tibet
Published on 31. October 2010
240 pages
978-1-908646-18-7 (ISBN)
Description
Niema Ash was one of the first Westerners to enter Tibet when its borders were briefly opened in 1986. Visiting at a time when tourists were few and far between allowed her to encounter people for whom traditional life had been unchanged for generations. Their humour, spirituality, and sheer enthusiasm for life had carried them through years of oppression. Niema relates her experiences in this absorbing personal tale with wit, compassion and sensitivity. Despite the determined efforts of the Dalai Lama to publicise the Tibetan cause, to this day the people, culture and traditions remain mysterious to many. Touching Tibet gives an insight into the heart and soul of this magnificent and enigmatic country.
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Content
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Entering Tibet
- In Lhasa
- Tim, Doune and Niema: Freak Show in China
- The Banak Shol: Medieval Guesthouse
- Old Lhasa
- New Lhasa: Pascal, Ian and Jaye
- The Sky Burial
- Tashi
- Outside the Potala
- Celebrating the Buddha's Birthday
- Inside the Potala
- Trip to Nagarze
- Pema
- Sera Monastery
- Reincarnation and the Dalai Lama
- The Mani Stone
- Leaving Lhasa
- Leaving Tibet
- Back in China
- The Brothers: A Tibetan Tale
- Epilogue
- Important Dates
- Key Issues
