The Illusive Play The Autobiography of the Fifth Dalai Lama – Dalai Lama V Ngag-dbang-blo-bzang-rgya-mtsho Korting

The Illusive Play: The Autobiography of the Fifth Dalai Lama is an English translation of the autobiography of Ngagwang Lobzang Gyatsho, the Fifth Dalai Lama (1617-1682). The work is of exceptional value because it has taken such care to give a precise chronology throughout its entire length. Lobzang Gyatsho’s autobiography is therefore a veritable witness to the life and culture of Tibet in the 17 th century, which was a formative period for the establishment of the Tibetan Buddhist theocracy. In addition,…