EsoteriaA library of sacred & hidden knowledge
The library · Shelves
Cover of The Snow Lion and the Dragon: China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama

Cover image: Open Library

Buddhism: The Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha

The Snow Lion and the Dragon

China, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama

by Melvyn C. Goldstein

A concise history of the relationship between Tibet and China, focusing on the twentieth century and the question of the Dalai Lama. The author is a leading historian of modern Tibet.

View on Amazon

Nearby on the shelf

All books on Buddhism →
Cover of The Scripture on the Ten Kings and the Making of Purgatory in Medieval Chinese Buddhism The Scripture on the Ten Kings and the Making of Purgatory in Medieval Chinese BuddhismStephen F. Teiser Cover of The Secret Lives of Alexandra David-Neel The Secret Lives of Alexandra David-NeelBarbara M. Foster and Michael Foster Cover of Selfless Persons: Imagery and Thought in Theravada Buddhism Selfless PersonsSteven Collins Cover of Seven Works of Vasubandhu: The Buddhist Psychological Doctor Seven Works of VasubandhuStefan Anacker Cover of Shin Buddhism: Bits of Rubble Turn into Gold Shin BuddhismTaitetsu Unno Cover of Shinran: An Introduction to His Thought ShinranYoshifumi Ueda & Dennis Hirota Cover of Shinran's Gospel of Pure Grace Shinran's Gospel of Pure GraceAlfred Bloom Si-Yu-KiSamuel Beal Si-Yu-KiSamuel Beal The Symbolism of the StupaAdrian Snodgrass The Symbolism of the StupaAdrian Snodgrass Cover of Tannisho: A Shin Buddhist Classic TannishoTaitetsu Unno Cover of Thai Tellings of Phra Malai: Texts and Rituals Concerning a Popular Buddhist Saint Thai Tellings of Phra MalaiBonnie Pacala Brereton Cover of Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo Theravada BuddhismRichard Gombrich Theravada BuddhismKate Crosby Theravada BuddhismKate Crosby Cover of Therigatha: Poems of the First Buddhist Women TherigathaCharles Hallisey Three Texts on Consciousness OnlyFrancis H. Cook Three Texts on Consciousness OnlyFrancis H. Cook Cover of Three Worlds According to King Ruang: A Thai Buddhist Cosmology Three Worlds According to King RuangFrank E. Reynolds & Mani B. Reynolds