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Palden Gyatso Ordre des livres (chronologique)
Palden Gyatso, un moine bouddhiste tibétain, a enduré trente-trois ans d'emprisonnement et de torture brutale dans des camps de travail chinois après le soulèvement tibétain de 1959. Tout au long de sa détention, il a adhéré fermement au Dharma, les enseignements du Bouddha. Après sa libération, il est devenu une puissante voix internationale, s'exprimant contre l'occupation chinoise du Tibet et témoignant de ses expériences déchirantes. Ses écrits racontent la résilience de l'esprit humain face à une profonde adversité.
If you've ever wondered what it's like to walk in the shoes of a Tibetan monk, you're in for a shocker. Palden Gyatso followed his heart into the monastery at the age of 10 to study under his uncle, also a monk. By his mid-20s, when he should have been preparing for a higher degree, he instead found himself behind the bars of a Chinese communist prison. For the next 30 years, he would endure interrogations, deprivation, starvation, beatings, and psychological torture. When he was finally released in 1992, he fled the country, managing to smuggle out not only the names of his fellow prisoners but Chinese instruments of torture to show the world. With the help of translator Tsering Shakya, Palden Gyatso has crafted his story into a fluid yet surprisingly dispassionate account of his time in prison. Still, it is almost impossible not to be swept along on waves of pity, horror, and compassion as he suffers unspeakably at the hands of his tormentors. To understand the plight of one Tibetan monk is to step behind the eyes of an entire people. --Brian Bruya