Item #26935 ROAD TO FREEDOM: A Journey from Occupied Tibet: The True Story of the Search, Discovery, and Escape of a Reincarnate Lama. Marya Waifoon Schwabe.

ROAD TO FREEDOM: A Journey from Occupied Tibet: The True Story of the Search, Discovery, and Escape of a Reincarnate Lama

Pahala, HI: Nechung Dorje Drayang Ling, 2020. First edition. 305 pages with numerous illustrations. Item #26935

Hardbound in fine condition.

In accordance with the Tibetan tradition of finding the reincarnations of high lamas, the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama was sought to locate the rebirth of Nechung Rinpoche, who passed away in 1983. Rinpoche is the eminent lama of Nechung, the institution that houses the Chief State Oracle. His Holiness gave several clues: the year of the boy's birth, the names of his parents, and the locale of Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. A search party of three people-a monk from Nechung Monastery in India, Marya and Miguel-made journeys to Tibet in 1987 and 1993. Their search led them to sacred visionary lakes and ancient monasteries. The expeditions were precarious and filled with challenges such as where to look, whom to trust, and how to accomplish a nearly impossible mission in a Chinese communist-occupied country where surveillance was prevalent. Ultimately, the escape with the eight-year-old lama entailed crossing multiple heavily guarded checkpoints, including two international airports.

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