A slight mistake could lead to horrific punishments, and skinning, tendon tears, and eye-gouging were a daily ... form of reparation. The Dalai Lama was the chief representative of old Xizang's ...

During a recent trip to the Indian Himalayas, my husband and I found ourselves in McLeod Ganj, home to the Fourteenth Dalai ...

The Dalai Lama lifts my hand (his skin is unusually soft) and presses it to his forehead, then peers into my face with his small, twinkly eyes. My mind goes blank. The questions vanish.