Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia - Tibet
Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: Xīzàng or 藏区 Z�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chapel Tibet: Encyclopedia - Chapel Tibet
Chapel Tibet is the author of the Mahatma Revelation and other new mystic practice, the main page which contain information of his work c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Status
While there is little dispute that Tibet was once an independent country, there is intense dispute over the legitimacy of the PRC's rule ...   » Read the article

Article - Vajrayana
Also known as Tantric Buddhism, Mantrayana, Tantrayana, Esoteric Buddhism, Diamond Vehicle or True Words Sect. (Secret) Mantra vehicle is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Buddhist Temples: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Buddhist Temples - Tibet
Bön Menri Monastery Yundgrung Ling Monastery Gelug Drepung Monastery Jokhang Monastery Ganden Monastery Sera Monastery Tashi Lhunpo M...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Art
Buddhist art originated in the Indian subcontinent in the centuries following the life of the historical Gautama Buddha in the 6th to 5th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - History
Little is known of Tibet before the 7th century, though the Tibetan language is generally considered to be a Tibeto-Burman language and r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Losar: Encyclopedia - Losar
Losar is the Tibetan word for "new year." Lo means year and sar means new. Losar is the most important holiday in Tibet. Losar is a three...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Tibet: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Tibet
The Tibetan civilization boasts a rich culture. Other related archivesTibetan    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atisha: Encyclopedia - Atisha
Atiśa Dipamkarashrijnana (Bangla: অতীশ দীপঙ্কর শ্রীজ্ঞান) (982 - 1054 CE) was a Buddhist teacher...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia - Dalai Lama
In Tibetan Buddhism, the successive Dalai Lamas (taa-la'i bla-ma) form a tulku lineage of Gelugpa leaders which trace back to 1391. Tibet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhang Zhung Culture: Encyclopedia - Zhang Zhung Culture
Zhang Zhung culture is an ancient culture of western and northwestern Tibet which pre-dated Tibetan Buddhism and is best known as the sou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aksai Chin: Encyclopedia - Aksai Chin
Aksai Chin (Simplified: 阿克赛钦; Traditional: 阿克賽欽; Hanyu Pinyin: Ākèsàiqīn) is a region located at the junction of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Monasticism: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Monasticism
Monasticism is one of the most fundamental institutions of Buddhism. Monks and nuns are responsible for preserving and spreading Buddhist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sakya: Encyclopedia - Sakya
Sakya is one of four major schools (Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyu and Gelug) in Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana). Sakya - Origins. The name Sakya (l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhaisajyaguru: Encyclopedia - Bhaisajyaguru
Bhaisajyaguru (藥師佛／薬師 Ch. Yàoshī, Jp. Yakushi), more formally Bhaisajyaguruvaidūryaprabha (Jp. 薬師瑠璃光如来 Yakus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vajrayana: Encyclopedia - Vajrayana
Also known as Tantric Buddhism, Mantrayana, Tantrayana, Esoteric Buddhism, Diamond Vehicle or True Words Sect. (Secret) Mantra vehicle is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chamdo: Encyclopedia - Chamdo
Chamdo or Qamdo can refer to: Qamdo Region, a former administrative region in western Kham, Tibet. Qamdo Prefecture, a prefecture of Tib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art
Buddhist art originated in the Indian subcontinent in the centuries following the life of the historical Gautama Buddha in the 6th to 5th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Tibet Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - International Tibet Independence Movement - Political Position
The position of the Independence Movement is that Tibet has not given up sovereignty to the Chinese, at least since declaring its indepen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Government Of Tibet In Exile: Encyclopedia Ii - Government Of Tibet In Exile - Historical Claims On Tibet
The position of the Government of Tibet in Exile is that Tibet is an independent nation with a long history of independence stretching to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tintin In Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tintin In Tibet - Storyline
Whilst on holiday in Vargèse with Captain Haddock, Tintin reads about a plane crash in the Gosain Than massif in the Himalayas. That eve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet Autonomous Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet Autonomous Region - History
See History of Tibet for the history of the area before 1959. Before 1959, the present extent of the TAR, comprising Ü-Tsang and western...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tintin In Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tintin In Tibet - Analysis
A tale of remarkable purity, with no villain and a minimum of characters, Tintin in Tibet is a unique book in the series. Hergé had deve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tintin In Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tintin In Tibet - Changes
The original bookcover was to be entirely white with the three characters (and Snowy) positioned as they are on the current edition. Herg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tibet - Prehistory
It is not known if the Tibetans originated in Central Asia or East Asia, but they do share a lingusitic affiliation with Burmese and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet Autonomous Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet Autonomous Region - Geography
The TAR is located on the Tibetan Plateau, the highest region on Earth. In northern Tibet elevations reach an average of over 4,572 metre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet Autonomous Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet Autonomous Region - Economy
The Tibetans traditionally depended upon agriculture for survival. However since the 1980s, with the beginning of Chinese economic reform...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Years In Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Years In Tibet - Controversy
The film wasn't well received by the Chinese government. Chinese military officers are shown in a bad light, brutalizing the local people...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet Autonomous Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet Autonomous Region - Economy
The Tibetans traditionally depended upon agriculture for survival. However since the 1980s, with the beginning of Chinese economic reform...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tibet - The Tibetan Empire
A series of emperors ruled Tibet from the 7th to the 11th century. At times Tibetan rule extended as far south as Bengal and as far north...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet Autonomous Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet Autonomous Region - Demographics
The TAR has the lowest population density among all of the province-level administrative regions in China, mainly due to its mountainous ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - International Tibet Independence Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - International Tibet Independence Movement - Tibetan Freedom Concerts
With the release of the Beastie Boys album Ill Communication in 1994, the Milarepa Fund was born. The organization was named after Milare...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tibet - British Influence
The 13th Dalai Lama fled to Mongolia, so the British imposed a treaty on whatever Tibetan authority they could find in Lhasa. This requir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tibet - Qing Rule
In 1788 the Gurkha King Prithvi Narayan Shah, in the process of carving out the modern boundaries of Nepal, invaded Tibet. Unable to defe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tibet - Mythological Origins
The first Tibetan king Gnya'-khri-btsan-po is supposed to have descended from the sky, or immigrated to Tibet from India. Because of his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tibet - Renewed Chinese Rule
The Chinese Communist regime led by Mao Zedong which came to power in October 1949 lost little time in enforcing its claim to Tibet. In 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet Autonomous Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet Autonomous Region - Administrative Divisions
Tibet Autonomous Region is divided into 1 prefecture-level city (Lhasa) and 6 prefectures (Nagqu Prefecture, Qamdo Prefecture, Nyinchi Pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Tibet - The Trade Delegation Of 1947
In 1947 the Tibetan foreign office began planning a trade delegation to visit India, China, the United States and Britain. Initial overtu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tibet - The Mongols And The Sakya Sa-skya School
After the Mongol Prince Köden took control of the Kokonor region in 1239, in order to investigate the possibility of attacking Song Chin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Losar: Encyclopedia Ii - Losar - Practice
Losar rituals include painting houses, wearing new clothes, and resolving quarrels and debts. Please remove this notice after the articl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atisha: Encyclopedia Ii - Atisha - Preaching In Sumatra And Tibet
In 1011 CE, Atiśa, along with more than 100 disciples, went to Srivijaya in what is now Indonesia and became a disciple of Dharmakirti, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tibet - Rise Of The Geluk Dge-lugs School
Lobsang Gyatso (Wylie transliteration: Blo-bzang Rgya-mtsho), the Great Fifth Dalai Lama, (1617-1682) was the first Dalai Lama to yield e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Tibet - Wartime Relations With The United States
The first United States mission to Tibet, in 1942, a reconnaissance mission sent by the OSS to scout out a possible route to southern Chi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rail Transport In Mainland China: Encyclopedia Ii - Rail Transport In Mainland China - Qinghai-tibet Railway
Main article: Qingzang Railway The Qinghai-Tibet railway, or Qingzang Railway (青藏铁路), is a railway that will connect Xining, Qing...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Tibet - Mongol Conquest
After the Mongol Prince Köden took control of the Kokonor region in 1239, in order to investigate the possibility of attacking Song Chin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Tibet - China's Assertion Of Sovereignty
Neither the Nationalist government of the Republic of China nor the People's Republic of China have ever renounced China's claim to sover...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kelsang Gyatso: Encyclopedia Ii - Kelsang Gyatso - Initiations In Tibet
According to the Sera Expulsion Letter, as a member of that house, and a part of the general monastic community around Lhasa, he attended...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Monasticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Monasticism - Monastic Life
The Buddhist monastic order is theoretically divided into two assemblies, the male bhikkhu assembley, and the female bhikkhuni assembly. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhaisajyaguru: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhaisajyaguru - Role In Tibet
The practice of Medicine Buddha, the Supreme Healer (or Sangye Menla in Tibetan) is not only a very powerful method for healing and incre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kelsang Gyatso: Encyclopedia Ii - Kelsang Gyatso - Life In India
After the exodus of Tibet in 1959, Kelsang Gyatso stayed at the initial location of his monastery, in Buxar. Later, after Prime Minister ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atisha: Encyclopedia Ii - Atisha - Writings
Atiśa wrote, translated and edited more than two hundred books, which helped spread Buddhism in Tibet. He discovered several sanskrit ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhang Zhung Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhang Zhung Culture - Textual Evidence Of The Zhang Zhung
According to various ancient texts, at one point the Zhang Zhung civilization was comprised of 18 kingdoms in the west and northwest port...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kalachakra: Encyclopedia Ii - Kalachakra - Astrology
The phrase "as it is outside, so it is within the body" is often found in the Kalachakra tantra to emphasize the similarities between hum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - Minorities
China has many ethnic groups besides the Han, concentrated in the southeast and northwest. These include Tibetans, Russians, Uighurs, Man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kalachakra: Encyclopedia Ii - Kalachakra - History
According to the Kalachakra legend, King Suchandra (Tib. Dawa Sangpo) of the northeastern Indian Kingdom of Shambhala requested teaching ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Monasticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Monasticism - History And Development
The order of Buddhist monks and nuns was founded by Gautama Buddha during his lifetime of over 2500 years ago. The Buddhist monastic life...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rail Transport In Mainland China: Encyclopedia Ii - Rail Transport In Mainland China - Speedrail
Transrapid (a German maglev company, which has a test track in Emsland, Germany), constructed the first operational maglev railway in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vajrayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vajrayana - Advantages Of Vajrayana
The key advantage Vajrayana Buddhism claims to provide is an accelerated path to enlightenment. This is achieved through use of tantra te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rail Transport In Mainland China: Encyclopedia Ii - Rail Transport In Mainland China - Data
Total: 70,058 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails) Standard gauge: 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (18,668 km electrified; 20,250 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vajrayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vajrayana - Distinguishing Features Of Vajrayana
Vajrayana Buddhism claims to provide an accelerated path to enlightenment. This is achieved through use of tantra techniques, which are p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vajrayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vajrayana - History Of Vajrayana
Vajrayana - India. There are differing views as to just where Vajrayana started, some claiming that it began in Udyana - the modern day...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kalachakra: Encyclopedia Ii - Kalachakra - Kalachakra Practice Today In The Four Tibetan Buddhist Schools
Buton had considerable influence on the later development of the Gelug and Sakya traditions of Kalachakra, and Dolpopa on the development...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kelsang Gyatso: Encyclopedia Ii - Kelsang Gyatso - Current Activities
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso continues to give teachings in Europe and North America, and has published a series of books on Buddhist thought and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vajrayana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vajrayana - Relationship With Mahayana
While tantra and esoterism distinguish Vajrayana Buddhism, it is, from the Tibetan Buddhist point of view, nonetheless primarily a form o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sakya: Encyclopedia Ii - Sakya - Subschools
In due course, two subsects emerged from the main Sakya lineage, Ngor, founded by Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo (b.1382) Tshar, founded by Tsarc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kelsang Gyatso: Encyclopedia Ii - Kelsang Gyatso - Journey To The West
In 1968 Kelsang Gyatso accepted an invitation to live and teach in a center (being planned in Canada) by the Christian monk, philosopher ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kelsang Gyatso: Encyclopedia Ii - Kelsang Gyatso - Activities
Geshe Kelsang has written nineteen books which provide Western Dharma practitioners with some essential texts of the Gelug tradition on t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transportation In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Transportation In The People's Republic Of China - Roads And Expressways
Highways: Total: 1.81 million km Paved: 1.65 million km (with at least 24,474 km of expressways) Unpaved: 162,416 km (2003) Mainland Chin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Art - Northern Buddhist Art
The Silk Road transmission of Buddhism to Central Asia, China and ultimately Korea and Japan started in the 1st century CE with a semi-le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sakya: Encyclopedia Ii - Sakya - Teachings
Sachen, the first of the five supreme Masters, received a wealth of tantric doctrines from numerous Tibetan translators or 'lotsawas' who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juanito Oiarzabal: Encyclopedia Ii - Juanito Oiarzabal - Mountaineering Curriculum
OVERALL WORLD RECORD FOR EIGHT-THOUSAND METER ASCENTS: 21 SUMMITS Summarizing the most outstanding achievements of his curriculum, we can...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pithoragarh District: Encyclopedia Ii - Pithoragarh District - Mountain Passes Of Pithoragarh
Pithoragarh District - International Passes to Tibet. Lampiya Dhura-(5,530 m) | Lipu-Lekh pass -(5,450 m) | Lowe Dhura-(5,562 m) | Mang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Art - Iconic Phase 1st Century Ce – Present
Anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha started to emerge from the 1st century CE in northern India. The two main centers of creati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibetan Freedom Concert: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibetan Freedom Concert - Tibetan Freedom Concerts At A Glance
Taken from the official Tibetan Fredom Concert Website Tibetan Freedom Concert - San Francisco. Polo Fields, Golden Gate Park June 13t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Art - Aniconic Phase 5th Century - 1st Century Bce
The first clear manifestations of Buddhist art date back to the time of the emperor Ashoka during the Mauryan era (322-180 BCE), through ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Throat Singing: Encyclopedia Ii - Throat Singing - Traditional Styles
Throat singing - Tyva. The most well-known of the traditional styles comes from Tyva, a small autonomous republic within the Russian Fe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tea: Encyclopedia Ii - Tea - Tea Preparation
This section describes the most widespread method of making tea. Completely different methods are used in North Africa, Tibet and perhaps...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhist Art - Southern Buddhist Art
During the 1st century CE, the trade on the overland Silk Road tended to be restricted by the rise of the Parthian empire in the Middle E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transportation In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Transportation In The People's Republic Of China - Metros
There are a growing number of cities in China that have an underground or light rail system. Beijing Subway originally designed and buil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China Telephone Numbering Plan: Encyclopedia Ii - China Telephone Numbering Plan - Area 8
These are area codes for the provinces of Sichuan, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunnan (predominantly) and the autonomous region of Tibet. China tel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - Opera
Main article: Chinese opera Chinese opera has been hugely popular for centuries, especially Beijing opera. The music is often guttural wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - Instrumentation
Instrumental music in China is played on solo instruments or in small ensembles of plucked and bowed stringed instruments, flutes, and va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - Ethnic Han Music
The Han Chinese, who make up some 92% of the population of China, play heterophonic music in which the musicians play versions of a singl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Overtone Singing: Encyclopedia Ii - Overtone Singing - Traditional Styles
Overtone singing - Tuva. The best-known of the traditional forms comes from Tuva, a small autonomous republic within the Russian Federa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francis Younghusband: Encyclopedia Ii - Francis Younghusband - Life And Career
Francis Younghusband was born at Murree in India to a British family (John Younghusband and Clara Shaw). At age 19 he was commissioned in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - History Modern
The New Culture Movement of the 1910s and 1920s evoked a great deal of lasting interest in Western music as a number of Chinese musicians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Throat Singing: Encyclopedia Ii - Throat Singing - Non-traditional Styles
America and Europe – The 1920s Texan singer of cowboy songs, Arthur Miles, independently created a style of throat singing as a substit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Throat Singing: Encyclopedia Ii - Throat Singing - Appearances In Western Music
Tuvan throat singer Kongar-ol Ondar appears on the Bela Fleck and the Flecktones album Outbound, and also on their Live at the Quick DVD ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transportation In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Transportation In The People's Republic Of China - Railways
Main article: Railways in mainland China See also: List of railways in China Total: 70,058 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Overtone Singing: Encyclopedia Ii - Overtone Singing - Non-traditional Styles
America and Europe – The 1920s Texan singer of cowboy songs, Arthur Miles, independently created a style of throat singing as a substit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Overtone Singing: Encyclopedia Ii - Overtone Singing - Appearances In Western Music
Tuvan throat singer Kongar-ol Ondar appears on the Bela Fleck and the Flecktones album Outbound, and also on their Live at the Quick DVD ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transportation In The People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Transportation In The People's Republic Of China - Air
Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Airports. In 2005 China has an estimated 250 airports. Of China's large airports, Ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhaisajyaguru: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhaisajyaguru - The Mantras
This is the long version of the Medicine Buddha Mantra in Sanskrit: Om Namo Bhagavate Bhaishajyaguru Vaidūryaprabharājāya Tathāgatā...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Status
While everyone agrees that Tibet was once independent, the government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Tibet in Ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Definitions
When the Government of Tibet in Exile refers to Tibet, they mean a large area that formed the cultural entity of Tibet for many centuries...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Name
Tibet - In English. The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European languages, ultimately derives (via Arabic and Pers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Culture
Tibet is the traditional center of Tibetan Buddhism, a distinctive form of Vajrayana, which is also related to the Shingon Buddhist tradi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Demographics
Historically, the population of Tibet consisted of primarily ethnic Tibetans. Other ethnic groups in Tibet include Menba (Monpa), Lhoba, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Geography
Tibet is located on the Tibetan Plateau, the world's highest region. Most of the Himalaya mountain range lies within Tibet. Its most famo...   » Read the article