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An inside account of the Chinese invasion of Tibet told through the voices of three persecuted monks. * Shares the true story of three monks' heroic escape from occupied Tibet and the subsequent rebirth of the Bon religion in exile. * Introduces Bon, Tibet's oldest religion, and a traditional way of life extinguished by foreign occupation. * Reveals details of the 1950 Chinese invasion of Tibet and the exodus of thousands of Tibetans to neighboring countries. Providing an inside view into the Chinese occupation of Tibet and the tenets of Bon, one of the world's oldest but least known religions, this book chronicles the true story of three Bon monks who heroically escaped occupied Tibet and went on to rebuild their culture through incredible resilience, determination, and passion.