The Rampa Story by T. Lobsang Rampa

The Rampa Story

by T. Lobsang Rampa

Souvenir Press, 1960 [First Edition], black and white photographic frontispiece, hardcover

Good Condition, some edge and shelf wear, some rubbing to edges and corners, some markings to covers, end-papers splitting in centre, no inscriptions, text block firm, pencil scribble on Foreword page (see photographs)

"Lobsang Rampa was a supporter of the Tibetan cause despite criticism of his books. In 1972, Rampa's French language agent Alain Stanké wrote to the Dalai Lama and asked for his opinion about Rampa's identity. He received a reply from the Dalai Lama's deputy secretary stating "I wish to inform you that we do not place credence in the books written by the so-called Dr. T. Lobsang Rampa. His works are highly imaginative and fictional in nature." The Dalai Lama had previously admitted that although the books were fictitious, they had created good publicity for Tibet."