The road to Pagan began in 1973, when I studied Buddhism in Dharamsala, India, and worked with a small team translating the dharma into English. Once a week we were invited for salty tea and barfi – Indian sweets – with the Dalai Lama at what was grandly called his palace: in truth, a modest […]
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WHY THE DALAI LAMA HAS AN ENGLISH ACCENT
The Chinese invaded Tibet in 1950 claiming the country was part of greater China and the Dalai Lama was an imposter. Nomadic warriors called Khambas, armed with swords, fought a guerrilla war against the Chinese for a decade. They attacked columns of armoured cars on horseback and shot up bomber planes with Lee Enfield rifles. […]