The ancient Tibetan civilization : studies in myth, religion, and history of Tibet /

The ancient Tibetan civilization : studies in myth, religion, and history of Tibet /

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Author / Creator:Tshe-dbaṅ-rgyal-po, 1965-
Edition:First Edition
Imprint:Dharamshala, India : Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 2022.
©2022
Description:xiii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Tibetan language.
Mythology, Tibetan.
Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region.
Buddhism
Civilization
Kings and rulers
Mythology, Tibetan
Tibetan language
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- History.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Civilization.
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Kings and rulers.
China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
History
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13377999
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Varying Form of Title:Studies in myth, religion, and history of Tibet
ISBN:9789390752720
9390752728
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-214) and index.
Summary:How interesting it is to realize that the lifestyle we live, beliefs and faith we live by and the language we converse in, all has its own distinct history of origination and how it has evolved and progressed over time to become everything present today. The book is a marvelous attempt to understand one's own civilization enlightening the path to startling revelation on 'How did Tibetan civilization came about?.' The widely popularized Tibetan origin myth of 'The Monkey and the Ogress'' is it really true? Did Tibet really had its first king descended from the sky? How is Tibetan scripts so similar to the Gupta Brahmi script? This book leaves no stone unturned to fill this grey area on the dawn of Tibetan civilization and intrigues the readers to deliberate over the subject. This book explicitly debunks popular mythologies, misconceptions and misinformation surrounding the origination and evolution of Tibetan civilization.

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