Tibetan Literature

The Myth of Tibetan Mountain Gods There are countless high mountains in Tibet, and ancient Tibetans believed that Gods resided on every one of them. The worship of mountain Gods was one of the most important forms of nature worship among ancient Tibetans; it was fundamental to their entire belief system. Each mountain God possessed his own territory and was in charge of particular affairs. Around each God sprang up myths,legends, sacrificial rites and procedures. Analysis of Tibetan mountain God worship should lead to a fuller understanding of Tibetan mythology, and to a vision of the larger structures of that mythology.As ancient Tibetan society grew ever more complex, individual, autonomous Tibetan mountain Gods became associated in a complex hierarchy. Classification and stratification heralded the emergence of a single, supreme Deity. different geographical circumstances, and complex social developments and contradictions in the religion, however, brought about similarities...

Tibetan Creation Myth Long ago there were two powerful Gods, one was named Chang Chub Sempa, god of indestructible compassion. The other named Yeshe Tsogyal, Queen of beauty and love. The two gods hated seeing their sons , the humans fighting all the time. They were killing each other, bringing war for no reason. Chang Chub and Yeshe got tired of seeing the violence, and decided to bring a young beautiful goddess in the roam of earth. One day the two gods, decided to cut a little bit of their skin, and pour their blood into the Mekong River. Three nights after, their was a gigantic lotus glowing in the middle of the river. And it slowly blossomed into an enchanting princess. One of the princesses eyes was sparkling so bright, and the other one glowed in the dark. Both Chang Chub, and Yeshe decided to name their daughter Wencheng Guangzhou. All of the men were astonished of this extraordinary creation, and at first sight they all fell in love, not only her be...

History of Tibet Tibet was the center of a vast empire. Beginning in the seventh century, Tibetan armies moved north, east, and west from the area around the Yalu River in the region near present-day Lhasa. Within a few decades, they had conquered much of central Asia, including the important routes through Xinjiang used by China to trade with Western neighbors. In the eighth century the Tibetan Empire was the most feared political power in Asia. For a short period in 755, Tibetans even captured Chang'an, then the capital of China, chasing the Chinese emperor and his court from the city. Internal disputes eventually divided the Tibetan Empire, and the court's authority gave way to local leaders. However, there are lasting legacies of this imperial period. Another lasting legacy of imperial Tibet is Buddhism. The first Tibetan emperors invited Buddhist monks from India and China to teach the religion to courtiers and aristocrats. The emperors also sent learned men t...

Tibet Tibet map Geography : - Tibet lies between the core areas of the ancient civilizations of China and of India. Extensive mountain ranges to east of the Tibetan Plateau marks the eastern border with China and the towering Himalayas of  Nepal and India form a barrier to Tibet from India and Nepal in the south. Most modern geographical sources consider Tibet to be located in East Asia while some (mostly European and American sources) have regarded Tibet as part of Central Asia. Today's maps of the West show a trend toward considering all of modern China, including Tibet, to be part of East Asia. Tibet is west of China proper, and within China. Tibet is regarded as part of  Xibu a term usually translated by Chinese media as "the Western section", meaning "Western China".   Capital: Lhasa  language : Tibetic or Bodic language belonging to the Tibeto-Burman group of the Sino-Tibetan language family; it is spoken in Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, and in...

Hi welcome to my blog!! Tibet You can enjoy your trip with me to a country that I personally admire for its simplicity and beauty, in addition to its rich culture. I chose my blog to be about Tibet so that I can share with you some beautiful things that I have discovered whether they are about its short stories, dances, myths and other types of        literature.I try as much as I can to vary with different topics which I post so that I can cover their rich culture from different sides.At the beginning you will have some information about Tibet ,then you will have a brief information about its history. Furthermore,I collect some myths which i feel they are more interesting and that they have some messages and moral lessons.  I know that I have covered  only a little of the history of this rich country and I hope that you will enjoy what I have covered.