the life and times of a true son of Tibet, God's humble servant from Poo, Gergan Dorje Tharchin : with particular attention given to his good friend and illustrious co-laborer in the Gospel, Sadhu Sundar Singh of India /
by H. Louis Fader ; with a foreword by His Holiness Dalai Lama XIV of Tibet and an introduction by Dawa Norbu.
[v.1] Early childhood and preparation: humble beginnings at Poo -- Early childhood and preparation (concl'd): the Moravians, Buddhism, and momentous years of youth at Poo -- Training at Poo and Kotgarh: first encounter with Sadhu Sundar Singh -- Young manhood at Simla and Delhi: second encounter with the Sadhu and impressions of Helhi Durbar -- At Ghoom: new dimensions -- Along the Teesta valley: proclamation of the Gospel -- Sadhu Sundar Singh: proposed visit to Tibet (cont'd)-preaching through the state of Sikkim -- Sadhu Sundar Singh: proposed visit to Tibet (concl'd)-disappointment: return trip through western Sikkim -- Sadhu Sundar Singh (cont'd): a critical study -- Sadhu Sundar Singh (concl'd): controversy and clarification.
[v.2] Training and service at Kalimpong -- The first evangelist of Christ to Bhutan: first Lord's supper there -- First visit to Tibet: the school at Gyantse -- First visit to Tibet (concl'd): finding a wife in the sacred city of Lhasa -- Central Asian geopolitics and the Tibetan church at Kalimpong -- The birth of the Tibetan newspaper and printing press -- Second visit to Tibet: the Notovitch hoax unmasked, Christian evangelism at Lhasa, and an audience with Dali Lama XIII -- The path of difficulties leads to scholarly achievement: resignation from Scots mission, dangerous trek to Gyantse, and translation of Tun-Huang texts -- 1937: conducting research with Theos Bernard in Lhasa and befriending Kuchar Kunphela and Changlo Chen in Kalimpong.
[v.3] Fourth major visit to Tibet and Lhasa: lending scholastic assistance to Sir Basil Gould and rending compassionate help to the "bad mongolian lama" -- Fourth major visit to Tibet and Lhasa (concl'd): enthronement of a new Dalai Lama and the "Tibet mirror's" role in his early education -- The growing impact of Tharchin's newspaper, assisting Tibet's social reformers and Japan's Tibetologists, and inauguration of the new Tibet mirror press -- Tibet's tragic fall to the red menace, the Babu's confrontations with Chinese general Chang Ching-wu, and the Tibetan social reformer Rapga Pangdatsang -- Undercover agent for the British Raj and the role of Tharchin's newspaper vis-à-vis occupied Tibet -- Heights and depths: Tharchin ordained and the death of Karma Dechhen -- Renewed life and vision: Tharchin's second marriage and a children's home established -- Tibet in turmoil: private audiences with Dalai Lama XIV and Tharchin's response through his press and church -- The remarkable story of the Tibetan Bible and Tharchin's role in creating and revising it -- Last audience with the Dalai Lama and the passing of the man from Poo -- G. Tharchin Babula: taking the measure of the man -- The vision of future Tibet.
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Gergan Dorje Tharchin, 1890-1976, Tibetan Christian missionary.