Karmapa of Tibet: The Politics of Reincarnation

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Summary: Politics of Reincarnation
Review: Here you will find a huge source of informations about the reincarnation of Tibetan Tulkus and Tibetan Politics.
http://www.karmapa-controversy.org

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Summary: Highly Recommended
Review: Lea Terhune writes a captivating investigation into the events surrounding, Urgyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa's life, escape from Tibet and the political intrigue that surrounds his recognition as the head of the Karma Kagyu lineage. Ms. Terhune obviously researched and interviewed highly credible and well placed sources for this book. This story has drama and intrigue, antagonists and protagonists. Once I started reading, I could hardly put this book down.

This book opened my eyes to the extent which unscrupulous spiritual leaders will go in order to sieze ill gotten power and gains. I highly recommend this book to Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike.

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Summary: An inelegant propaganda book :)
Review: With this book Lea Terhune, Tai Situ Rinpoche's secretary, simply takes several factious old assertions unsupported by facts and courts and proposes them again, but to a broader audience... it's just like trowing more mud on the mud and it's really nothing new in the Karmapa Controversy. In my opinion it's a very biased book simply stubbornly expressing -only one- of the controversy factions' views... very interesting is the fact that THIS BOOK HAS BEEN RESPONDED POINT BY POINT on the international - KARMAPA-ISSUE dot ORG - website. I suggest everyone to read both the book ALONG WITH the responses to it... it will surely be of great help in building up a fair personal point of view :)