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Isn't Life Miserable? The Youth of the Yogin Ngawang Tshering from Ladakh
Tibet Journal
Short Title: Tibet JournalIsn't Life Miserable?
Format: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2015///Autunm/Winter ///Autunm/Winter2015
Pages: 89 - 112
Sources ID: 97761
Visibility: Public (group default)
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The author focuses on the social aspects of yogi Ngawang Tshering's childhood and examines two versions of his biographies in the Tibetan cultural context. Topics discussed include his birthplace in Ating, his reverence with the Buddhist philosophical concept at a young age, and the impact of his mother's death. Hatred toward his stepmother is thoroughly discussed.