THE ILLUSIVE PLAY: The Autobiography of the Fifth Dalai Lama by Samten KarmayThe Illusive Play: The Autobiography of the Fifth Dalai Lama is an English translation of the autobiography of Ngagwang Lobzang Gyatsho, the Fifth Dalai Lama (1617 1682). The work is of exceptional value because it has taken such care to give a precise chronology throughout its entire length. Lobzang Gyatsho s autobiography is therefore a veritable witness to the life and culture of Tibet in the 17th century, which was a formative period for the