小沙弥（英文）

　　丹增，西藏人。复旦大学新闻系新闻专业毕业。毕业于上海复旦大学。曾任西藏自治区、云南省委副书记。现任中国笔会中心会长。在2005、2006年接连被评为中国文化产业人物，并荣获2007年中国创意产业杰出贡献奖。　Tenzin，borninTibet，studiedjournalismatFudanUniversity，Shanghai.HepreviouslyheldpostsasDeputyPartySecretaryoftheTibetAutonomousRegionanddeputySecretaryofYunnanProvince.HeiscurrentlyPresidentoftheChinesePENcentre.In2005and2006，hewasrecognizedbyaseriesofawardsforhisworkintheculturalindustries，andin2007hewontheAwardforOutstandingContributioninChina’sCreativeIndustry.

半个世纪前的西藏有着怎样的神秘往事？　转世活佛有着怎样不寻常的艰难经历？　六百多年前，藏传佛教格鲁派创始人宗喀巴大师创造了什么样的神奇？六百年后，他的法体又遭遇了什么样的劫难？　佛法故事、民间传说、艺人说唱……　何为活佛，何为马帮，何为藏药，何为唐卡，何为藏族人心中对死的理解……　Half a century ago， a young Tibetan shepherd is revealed to be a living Buddha and is plunged into a world of sky burials and scripture learning， boyish pranks and sublime miracles. 600 years ago， a revolutionary teacher performs miracles and creates whole new school of Buddhism. During the Cultural Revolution， as temples and relics are smashed to pieces about them， a few brave faithful risk their lives to protect the Buddhist legacy.　A mix of Buddhist legends， folk stories and modern reportage， Little Novice provides new insight into the turbulent and intriguing history of Buddhism in Tibet.