Adventures of a Tibetan Fighting Monk

by Hugh Richardson

In 1959 Chinese troops occupied Tibet, sending the Dalai Lama and tens of thousands of Tibetans from all walks of life into exile. This is the life story of Tashi Khedrup, a Dob- dob, 'fighting monk', trained to police and keep peace in a huge monastic establishment with several thousand Buddhist monks. He experienced the futility of resisting Chinese domination, and fled to India with the Dalai Lama, where he spent some time before finally settling in England--and permanent exile

Paperback

First published March 1, 1997

About the author

For the scholar of Tibet, see Hugh E. Richardson

Reviews

[Yigal Zur · Rating 4 out of 5]

most people know so little about Tibet. i researched it a lot when I wrote Death in Shangri La. few knows that it was a hugh kingdom with its own small and ill equipped army which just kept borders from intruders to get to the sacred kingdom in the mountains. this is a story of one of the fighting monks. nice.

[Rolanda Crockpot · Rating 4 out of 5]

👍 I don't know if this is true but he says when you corner a marmot they raise their hands as if in prayer and that's why it was frowned upon to hunt them even though they made nice purses. One weird trick to stay the hand of your aggressors: Prayer

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another book club selection. It's not the usual book I like to read, but it was interesting to learn how someone with such a totally different lifestyle lives his life. The monk in this story started living at a monastery at a very young age and eventually became a Dob-dob, a fighting monk and fought Chinese. Later, he left Tibet with the Dalai Lama to get away from the Chinese. It's worth reading, but did not capture my attention like the mystery novels I enjoy, I'd give it a 3.5 rating on a scale of 0 to 5.