Tashi Khedrup

Adventures of Tibetan Fighting Monk (Asian Portraits) Tashi Khedrup 2nd edition

The true story of a young man born in a traditional Tibetan village, ordained a monk in one of the country's great monasteries, and eventually assigned the post of dob-dob, a "fighting monk" charged with maintaining monastic order. Fleeing Tibet with the Dalai Lama after the Chinese invasion of 1959, never to see his native land again, and suffering the loss of a leg during the escape, Tashi Kedrup's life stands as an amazing testimony to courage and perseverance.