Bodhgaya Interviews - H.H the Dalai Lama

Reveals the Dalai Lama's inimitable wit and gently exemplifies the nature of a Bodhisattva.—East-West Journal

These engaging interviews with His Holiness the Dalai Lama are sure to interest non-Buddhists and Buddhists alike.

His Holiness covers a spectrum of religious and secular concerns in a most candid and stimulating manner.

Some of the topics discussed are
* Psychology
* Tantra
* Politics
* Emptiness
* Christianity
* Reincarnation
* Liberation
* Vipasyana
* Mantra
* Gurus
* Protector Deities
* Particle Physics.

These interviews were held at the close of annual teachings and initiations in Bodhgaya, India, the place most sacred to Buddhists.

The 14th Dalai Lama, born Lhamo Dhondrub on July 6, 1935 to a peasant family in Northeastern Tibet, was recognised as the reincarnation of the spiritual and temporal leader of his nation at the age of two and officially enthroned on February 22, 1940. He served as the leader of Tibet until 1959, when he and 100,000 followers fled the country following a revolt against the Communist Chinese forces that had occupied Tibet for almost a decade. Since that time, the Dalai Lama has met with world leaders and U. N. officials and traveled the world in a tireless effort to free his country. Although he remains in exile, living in India, he was rewarded for his efforts in 1989, when he received the Nobel Peace Prize. He accepted the award in the name of oppressed people everywhere. The Dalai Lama, spiritual & political leader of the Tibetan people & a Nobel Peace Laureate, has in the last decade become a global spiritual leader whose message of universal & individual responsibility has won worldwide acclaim.

Professor Jose Ignacio Cabezon is on the faculty of The Ohio State University and has authored several texts on Buddhist philosophy. He lived among Tibetans in India for many years and has served as interpreter for H.H. the Dalai Lama