Table of Contents
Foreword by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama vii
Foreword by His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa ix
Foreword by His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche xi
Prologue 1
1 In Search of the Precious Jewel 5
2 Family and Childhood in Lhasa 13
3 On the Throne in Drikung: The Brilliance of a World in Decline 25
4 Tutors and Storytellers: Early Years in the Monastery 46
5 Inside the Mandala 61
6 Tibet at the Abyss: Rebellion and Oppression 77
7 In the Grip of the Chinese: Humiliation and Indoctrination 88
8 School Years under the Red Banner 99
9 Theater of Cruelty: The Cultural Revolution in Lhasa 117
10 The Death of Sanity: Red Guards, Rebels, and Reactionaries 129
11 On the Run, Alone 151
12 The Burden of Freedom 164
13 Spiritual Genealogy: The Throne Holders of Drikung 183
14 A Noble Being's Promise 200
15 Absorption and Withdrawal: Dreams, Studies, and Retreats 210
16 Concentration and Development: Realizing the Visions 226
17 Master of Dependent Arising 243
18 The Music of Awakening 273
Acknowledgments 283
Appendix: The Throne Holders of the Drikung Kagyu Order of Tibetan Buddhism 287
Notes 291
Bibliography 303
Photography Credits 309
Index of Names and Places 311