Wrestling the Dragon: In Search of the Boy Lama Who Defied China

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The story revolves around Ogyen Trinley Dorje, an eighteen-year-old Tibetan lama who balances modern interests like rap music and poetry with his significant spiritual role as the seventeenth Karmapa, third in line to the Dalai Lama. As he navigates the complexities of contemporary life, he also carries the weight of the future of the Tibetan people, blending tradition with the challenges of the modern world.