title: Enthronement: The Recognition of the Reincarnate Masters of Tibet and the Himalayas
author: Jamgon Kongtrul
description: "A sort of: What You Always Wanted to Know About Reincarnation but Were Afraid to Ask."<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <br /><br />"With extraordinary intelligence and devotion, Ngawang Zangpo has produced a book which offers real insight into the profound mystery of the recognition and enthronement."<i>The View</i> <br /><br />"A fascinating book. Introduces the reader in a comprehensible way to the theoretical and practical implications of the tulku system."<i>Tibet Journal</i> <br /><br />"Zangpo combines well-placed historical anecdotes with quotations from masters and his own personal experience to give the reader a strong foundation in the process of recognition and enthronement."<i>Northwest Dharma News</i>
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  Transcribed from the Archived Field Records of M.G. Hawking
  
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