Descrizione

Il libro è diviso in quattro parti: un’introduzione al Tibet con informazioni di carattere geografico, sociale, amministrativo ed economico; una parte dedicata alle manifestazioni della cultura tibetana; una dedicata alla religione e l’ultima riguardante il folklore.

Si tratta di una piccola opera enciclopedica sul Tibet, con descrizione delle montagne e dei laghi sacri, della storia, delle pratiche religiose, delle festività tipiche, della lingua, delle arti e dell’artigianato, insieme ad aspetti associati allo sviluppo delle condizioni di vita quali l’ecologia, l’ecologia, l’assistenza medica e i trasporti.

Elenco dei contenuti:

• Overview: Tibet, Tibetans, Location, Natural Overview, Mountains, Qomolangma, Rivers, Yarlung Zangbo River, Lakes, Nam Co, Yamzhog Yumco, Holy Mountains and Lakes, Yarlung Zanbo Grand Canyon, Lhasa, History (Tubo Kingdom, Period of Split, Jurisdiction over Tibet by the Central Government of Successive Dynasties), Songtsan Gambo and Princess Wencheng, Enviromental Protection, Education, Traditional Economy, Transportation, Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Posts and Telecommunications, Pinance and Insurance Industry, Medical and Health Service, Social Security System.
• Tibetan Culture: Language, Myths, King Gesar, Traditional Folk Houses, Barkhor Street, Norbu Lingka, Butter Sculpture, Grotto Art, Rock Carvings at Yaowang Mountain, Thangka, Myrals, Tibetan Opera, Masks, Songs and Dances, Tibetan Calendar, Tibetan Medicine.
• Tibetan Religions: Overview, Bon Religion, Tibetan Buddhism, Dalai and Panchen Lama, Reincarnation of Living Buddha, System of Drawing a Lot from the Golden Urn to Determinate the Reincarnated Soul Boy of a Deceased Living Buddha, Potala Palace, Jokhang Monastery, Ramoche Monastery, Zhaibung Monastery, Tashilhungpo Monastery, Sakya Monastery, Mani Stone, Prayer Flags, Chacha, Prayer and Prayer Wheels, Pilgrimage, Burning Aromatic Plants.
• Tibetan Folklore: Worship of White Color, Costumes, Hada Scarves, Tibetan Knives, Tibetan Carpets, Yaks, Highland Barley, Zanba, Butter and Buttered Tea, Tibetan Names, Marriage Customs, Etiquette and Customs, Customs and Taboos, Clelstial Burial, Festivals, Tibetan New Year’s Day, Grand Summons Ceremony, Sagya Dawa Festival, Shoton Festival, Ongkor Festival, Horse Race Fair, Traditional Sports (Carrying Stones, “Elephant” Tug-of war, Yak Race.