Chapter 1 LhasaattheTumofthe 20 Century (9) Lbasa"s Turbulent Past (21) Why Was the Door of the Sacred City Closed? (29) The Living Buddha Demo Incident Chapter 2 Past Ages (39) The Rise and Fall of the Tibetan Nobility (57) A World of Lamas (77) The Gaxag Government Chapter 3 The Kaleidoscope of Barkor Street (93) Circular Road (111) Business Center (119) Life in the Sacred City (125) Beggars Bullied Beggars Chapter 4 The High Commissioners and the Historical Archives of the Republic of China (135) Lord Zhang from the Sea (145) A Thousand Years of Turbulent Relations Chapter 5 The Last Days of the Ruleofthe Divine King (163) Internal Dissension Invites Outside Bullying (173) Where Would the Divine King Go? (185) The Final Dirge Chapter 6 The Fading of Legendary Figures (199) 10th Living Buddha Demo (207) Thubten Gongphel (217) Gedun Chophel