In 1997, the Indian journalist Mayank Chhaya was authorized by the Dalai Lama to write about his life and times. The only authorized biographer who is not a Buddhist, Chhaya conducted more than a dozen personal interviews with the Dalai Lama in McLeod Ganj in India's Himalayan north, home to Tibet's government-in-exile. In DALAI LAMA: MAN, MONK, MYSTIC he presents an in-depth, insightful portrait of a figure of perennial interest to people all over the world.

Chhaya writes about Tibet and the Buddhist tradition from which the Dalai Lama emerged, helping readers understand the context that shaped his beliefs, politics, and ideals. Adding depth and nuance to his portrait, Chhaya depicts the Dalai Lama in the light of his life in exile and the various roles he has had to assume for his followers. He sheds light on the highly complex conflict between China and Tibet, and offers insights into the growing discontent among young Tibetans who are frustrated with the nonviolent approach to Chinese occupation that the Dalai Lama advocates.

A balanced, informative view of the Dalai Lama and his work, this biography is both a compelling profile of a remarkable spiritual leader and his mission, and an engaging look at how the current unrest in his country will affect its future.

Dalai Lama: Man, Monk, Mystic, Mayank Chhaya, Doubleday, Hardcover, 2007, 342 Pages, $23.95

MAYANK CHHAYA has been a journalist for the past twenty-five years who has extensively reported on India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and now the United States. He is a widely read commentator on South Asian affairs for the New Delhi�based Indo-Asian News Service and also runs www.dailysub.com, a news and current affairs site. He is based in Chicago and divides his time between Washington, D.C., and New York.

	Contents: Dalai Lama: Man, Monk, Mystic
	Introduction	3
1	Continental Cataclysm	15
2	About the TranslationBuddhism Comes to Tibet	36
3	Clucking Like a Hen and Breaking Up Fights	47
4	From a Prankster to the Dalai Lama Reincarnate	55
5	Farewell to the Worldly World	64
6	Lhasa in Turmoil	72
7	Tibet's New Ruler is not all of Five Years Old	80
8	India, China, and Tibet	88
9	Suggestions of Fraticide	101
10	New Gods in Tibet	115
11	Mcleod Ganj, Dharmasala, India	124
12	Mao, Buddhism, and Tantra	133
13	To Talk or Not to Talk	140
14	The Nobel Laureate: Ghandi's Successor	153
15	Life After Nobel	168
16	Unyielding Chinese and Uncompromising Tibetans	176
17	Murders in the Monastery	187
18	The Dalai Lama: The Man	195
19	The Dalai Lama: The Monk	202
20	The Dalai Lama: The Mystic	210
21	Part Socratic, Part Rock Star, Part Eastern Wise Man, Mostly Buddhist Monk	218
22	Sex, Sexuality, Homosexuality and Celibacy	231
23	The Last Dalai Lama?	236
24	Twilight Years	244
25	Geopolitics Devours Tibet's Destiny Again	261
26	Hotheads Versus Middle Way	276
27	Models of Autonomy	284
28	Han Chinese Turn to Buddhism	294
29	Will He Ever Return to Tibet?	301
30	Personal Impressions	308
	Acknowledgmens	319
	Bibliographical References	323
	Index	331