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7. The Dalai Lama May Not Bring Bodyguards

© 2017 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

© 2017 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface to the English Edition vii
  4. Maps xvii
  5. Prologue 1
  6. 1. The Seeds of War 3
  7. 2. Summit in Delhi 21
  8. 3. Tragedy at Lake Qinghai 45
  9. 4. Uneasy Spring in Lhasa 68
  10. 5. The Exorcists’ Dance at the Potala Palace 83
  11. 6. Peril at the Prayer Festival 94
  12. 7. The Dalai Lama May Not Bring Bodyguards 104
  13. 8. The Most Momentous Day in Tibetan History 116
  14. 9. The Undercover Men of Kham 136
  15. 10. Protect the Norbulingka! Protect the Dalai Lama! 147
  16. 11. The Gathering Clouds of War 162
  17. 12. A Secret Plan 174
  18. 13. Go! Go! Tonight! 190
  19. 14. The Night Ferry 203
  20. 15. Into the Himalayas 213
  21. 16. Battle at Daybreak 231
  22. 17. The Death of the Medicine Buddha 249
  23. 18. River of Blood 259
  24. 19. Inferno 276
  25. 20. Surrender, and Save the Temple! 286
  26. 21. The Aftermath 291
  27. 22. The Eternal Crossing 300
  28. Epilogue 309
  29. Notes 317
  30. Glossary of Names 375
  31. Wylie Transliteration of Tibetan Names 379
  32. Bibliography 381
  33. Acknowledgments 397
  34. Illustration Credits 399
  35. Index 401
Tibet in Agony
This chapter is in the book Tibet in Agony
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674973688-009

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface to the English Edition vii
  4. Maps xvii
  5. Prologue 1
  6. 1. The Seeds of War 3
  7. 2. Summit in Delhi 21
  8. 3. Tragedy at Lake Qinghai 45
  9. 4. Uneasy Spring in Lhasa 68
  10. 5. The Exorcists’ Dance at the Potala Palace 83
  11. 6. Peril at the Prayer Festival 94
  12. 7. The Dalai Lama May Not Bring Bodyguards 104
  13. 8. The Most Momentous Day in Tibetan History 116
  14. 9. The Undercover Men of Kham 136
  15. 10. Protect the Norbulingka! Protect the Dalai Lama! 147
  16. 11. The Gathering Clouds of War 162
  17. 12. A Secret Plan 174
  18. 13. Go! Go! Tonight! 190
  19. 14. The Night Ferry 203
  20. 15. Into the Himalayas 213
  21. 16. Battle at Daybreak 231
  22. 17. The Death of the Medicine Buddha 249
  23. 18. River of Blood 259
  24. 19. Inferno 276
  25. 20. Surrender, and Save the Temple! 286
  26. 21. The Aftermath 291
  27. 22. The Eternal Crossing 300
  28. Epilogue 309
  29. Notes 317
  30. Glossary of Names 375
  31. Wylie Transliteration of Tibetan Names 379
  32. Bibliography 381
  33. Acknowledgments 397
  34. Illustration Credits 399
  35. Index 401
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