American Dalai Lama

It is the belief of the Buddhist nation of Tibet that their godkingand the true leader of their country, whom they callthe Dalai Lama, will be reincarnated after he dies. Likethe three Persian magi searching for the newborn Jesus, threeTibetan holy leaders, known as lamas, have been tasked tofind the fifteenth reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. The lamasconsist of Gephel, a survivor of the mid-twentieth-centuryChinese invasion of his country; Jongbu, a companion of thelate Dalai Lama who helped reorganize the administration ofPotala Palace when China partially relinquished its control;and Phuntsok, a young Buddha who possesses an extraordinaryunderstanding of Buddhist teachings and spiritual practices.As their journey leads them to the truth, the lamas learn thatthe supposed reincarnation was born in the United Stateswhere the Dalai Lama discovered his true identity. But withthat truth comes new challenges that culminate when JesseCriss's American upbringing and Buddhist beliefs collide withthe superpower China occupying Tibet."What is stronger than love? Duty is. Because of one's duty tohis country, mission or destiny one will leave the person oneloves." - Chapter 4."Superior goodness defeats both ignorance and evil. And whatgood can be more superior than from the one who keeps it despitethe evil that he has suffered? " - Chapter 6.