TIBET HOUSE US</br></br>Product Description</br></br><div>This beautiful tradepaper graphic novel tells the story of one man taking on an empire calling for truth peace and justice for his Tibetan people. Here in full color for the first time people can come to know the whole drama of his lifelong struggle. Since the age of 15 the Dalai Lama has defended his people against one of the last great empires the Peoples Republic of China. Under its dictatorship of the proletariat China began to invade Tibet in 1950 decimating and then continually oppressing its people. Since colonialism cannot be practiced in our era of self-determined nations China always maintains that the Tibetans are a type of Chinese using propaganda and military power to crush Tibets unique culture and identity. Yet the Dalai Lama resists by using?<I>only?</I>the weapon of truthalong with resolute nonviolenceeven worrying some of his own people by seeking dialogue and reconciliation based on his more realistic vision.<BR><BR> The great 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet has become the first?<I>global?</I>Dalai Lama a prominent transnational leader of all who want to make the dramatic changes actually necessary for life on earth to thrive for centuries to come. Considered the incarnation of the Buddhist savior?<I>Chenrezig?</I>or?<I>Avalokiteshvara