http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2012/07/review-freedom-in-exile-autobiography.html
I read it a long time back and cannot recall exactly the events in chronological order. This book will inform you about the monk culture (perfectly), Chinese attack on Tibet (in a very vague way) and how the Tibetan came to reside in India.If you want to know what the hell happens in the monk world ...