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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Tibetan Caravans: Journeys From Leh to Lhasa (Large Print Edition)

Tibetan Caravans: Journeys From Leh to Lhasa (Large Print Edition)

Radhu, Abdul Wahid
The Dalai Lama, His Holiness

Paperback

Adventurers & ExplorersBiographies General

ISBN10: 9386582295
ISBN13: 9789386582294
Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books
Published: Jun 10 2017
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.64 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Born into an eminent merchant family in Ladakh in 1918, Khwaja Abdul Wahid Radhu, often described as 'the last caravaneer of Tibet and Central Asia', led an unusual life of adventure, inspiration and enlightenment. His family, and later he, had the ancestral honour of leading the biannual caravan which carried the Ladakhi kings' tribute and homage to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government. Tibetan Caravans, his memoir, is an unparalleled narrative about trans-Himalayan trade--the riches, the politics and protocol, the challenging yet magnificent natural landscape, altitude sickness, snow storms, bandits and raiders, monks and soldiers. The book also contains rare and fascinating details about the close connections between Ladakh, Tibet and Kashmir, the centuries-old interplay between Buddhism and Islam in the region, the Chinese occupation of Tibet, and life in Lhasa before and after its takeover by China.

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