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Don Farber set the standard for photographing Asian Buddhist teachers in America. Some Farber photos are posed, others candid; the teachers maybe teaching or simply relaxing; the on-lookers are sometimes prayerful, sometimes beaming. Each picture delivers a unique moment, powerful and memorable.

This book is devoted to photos of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, some of which were taken in the U.S, others in India. It more than lives up to what we have come to expect from Mr. Farber. The images capture the many aspects of His Holiness the Dalai Lama so beautifully. In these wide-ranging photos the Dalai Lama can be seen teaching; interacting with children, one of whom is in a wheelchair; addressing a huge crowd in Central Park; receiving his Congressional Medal inside the Capital, surrounded by the most powerful people in America in 2006; and just having a good laugh at his birthday party in California in 1989. There are also posed and formal photographs, but the “action shots” make apparent not just the Dalai Lama’s love for all people, but also his great energy and his zest for living, things you might not expect to find in a Buddhist master. I’m glad Don Farber found them and delivered them to us in this wonderful collection.