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| − | '''Tibet''' is a | + | '''Tibet''' is a country in a mountainous region that was located between [[India]] and [[China]] until it was forcefully annexed by the Chinese in 1951, and the local [[Buddhist]] culture was undermined and intended to be suppressed. Tibet is now geographically considered to be a part of China, and has been made an [[Autonomous Region]], and is located in the southwestern portion of the country. Its capital is Lhasa. |
| − | The spiritual leader of Tibet | + | The spiritual leader of Tibet is His Holiness the 14th [[Dalai Lama]]. <ref>[http://www.dalailama.com/ The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama]</ref> |
Tibetan art is intrinsically bound with Tibetan [[Buddhism]]. | Tibetan art is intrinsically bound with Tibetan [[Buddhism]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:26, April 12, 2008
Tibet is a country in a mountainous region that was located between India and China until it was forcefully annexed by the Chinese in 1951, and the local Buddhist culture was undermined and intended to be suppressed. Tibet is now geographically considered to be a part of China, and has been made an Autonomous Region, and is located in the southwestern portion of the country. Its capital is Lhasa.
The spiritual leader of Tibet is His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. [1]
Tibetan art is intrinsically bound with Tibetan Buddhism.
Historical Tibet
According to Tibetan annals, the first king of Tibet ruled from 127 BC, but it was only in the seventh century AD that Tibet emerged as a unified state and a mighty empire under Emperor Gampo. Songtsen Gampo (born ca. 604, died 650) is the great emperor who expanded Tibet's power.
Tibet's earliest religion is Bön. Buddhism flourished in Tibet in the seventh century... With the assumption of power by the Dalai Lamas in 1642, the era of "harmonious blend of religion and politics" was established in Tibet. Monasteries, temples and hermitages were found in every village and town throughout Tibet.
Tibet was an independent state in fact and law at the time of China's invasion. Tibetan society before the Chinese invasion was, by no means, perfect. That was the reason why the Dalai Lama initiated far-reaching reforms soon after he assumed full temporal authority in the early fifties. The peace treaty concluded between Tibet and China in 821, is of particular importance in illustrating the nature of relations between these two great powers of Asia.
The Chinese themselves view Tibet in colonial terms: that is, not as part of China proper, but as non-Chinese territory which China has a right to own and exploit, on the basis of relationship that existed 700 years ago. Resistance to the Chinese occupation started to take on organized forms as early as 1952, reached massive proportions in 1959, and has continued, primarily underground, ever since. [2]
External links
- Tibet Photo Galleries.
- The Status of Tibet
- Tibetan News Headlines