Publisher's Synopsis
When I was five years old, something happened that drastically changed my life: I was recognized as the reincarnation of a famous religious teacher from Dodrupclien Monastery, a major educational institution in eastern Tibet. Buddhists accept the principles of reincarnation and karma, so that Tibetans believe that when they die, great teachers reincarnate into other people who will have great gifts to benefit people. My parents were very sorry to have to part with me, as I was their only child