Last month, Radio West's host Bill Allred traveled through the Himalayas. He was profoundly affected by the peace-loving people he encountered there and by their stories of the destruction of the Buddhist way of life by the Chinese occupation of Tibet. He wondered: how is it possible for pacifists to stop the assimilation of their way of life. Bill spoke with author and activist Matteo Pistono, author of In the Shadow of the Buddha, about the troubled history and the future of Tibetan Buddhism.
(click left on the image to listen to the interview)
(click left on the image to listen to the interview)