The Buddha Party: How the People's Republic of China Works to Define and Control Tibetan Buddhism 019935815X, 9780199358151

The Buddha Party tells the story of how the People's Republic of China employs propaganda to define Tibetan Buddhis

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The Buddha Party: How the People's Republic of China Works to Define and Control Tibetan Buddhism
019935815X, 9780199358151

The aim of this book is to set forth as simply as possible the gospel of Buddhism according to the Buddhist scriptures,

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