THE BON RELIGION

TotracetheoriginsoftheFbetanpeople'sbeliefinbuddhismweneedtogoback1,300yearsintothepast.Buddhismhasnotalwaysexist-edontheTibetanPlateau.ProiortotheadventofBuddhism,thenativereligtonoftheSnowlandwhichflourishedmorethan1.300yearsagowastheBonreligion,founded…     

A BON RELIGION VILLAGE

Editor's Note: This writer went to Tibet in the summer of 1994, and visited Wenbu in Nyima County, a village dating back to ancient times.     

XAODAIN MONASTERY

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VISITING THE RETING MONASTERY

<正>On hearing Reting Monastery,people always like to mention the uncountable big cypresses there.     

WINTER RELIGIOUS CONVENTION IN THE TSUPRU MONASTERY

<正>Senior monk Dusuni Khyenpa from the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism founded the Tsurpu Monastery in 1187;so today it is over 800 years old.     

THE GOLDEN AGE:VISITING DRATHANG MONASTERY

正Not far from the ferry dock close to the Samye Monastery,there is a countryside road leading directly to the Dranang County.The road has been laid with asphalt and connects Lhasa to Lhokar.At the very beginning of the road,however,there is a sign,where"To the Drathang Monastery"is written.Obviously,the monastery is much more famous than the county.Ten     

SAGYA MONASTERY:Witness Of National Unification

HistoriansbelieveTibetbecameapartofChinainthemid-13thcenturyduringtheYuanDynasty(1271-1368).TheSagyaMonasteryprovidesiron-cladproofinthisregard.MovingwestwardfromXigazeonereachesSagyaCounty,tuckedawayinhighmoun-tains.Haditnotbeenforthemagnifi-centSagyaMon…     

A MYSTERIOUS ANCIENT MONASTERY HIDDEN DEEP IN A MOUNTAIN VALLEY OF SOUTH TIBET——A TRAVELODGE ON THE LHALUNG MONASTERY IN LHODRAK

<正>It’s dawn and the mountain valley in south Tibet is silent.There is only the smoke spiraling up from the kitchen chimneys of Tibetan households to greet the ...     

WINTER RELIGIOUS CONVENTION IN THE TSURPU MONASTERY

Forty kilometers to the west along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, after setting off from Lhasa, there is a bridge crossing over the Todlung River. This is Lungpa Sangpa （Tibetan, meaning the hometown bridge）. Passing over the bridge and walking further into the mountain valley, you can reach the Gurong mountain area. On walking further, you will find a splendid ancient monastery standing on the green mountainside. This is the well-known Tsurpu Monastery situated beneath the snow-covered highlands.     

GOLD TILE HALL OF THE TAR MONASTERY UNDER REPAIR

Following in the wake of the repair of some halls at Tar Monastery in the 1992-1995 period, with the help of a State Council allocation to the tune of 37 million Yuan, the monastery will see the repair of its Gold Tile Hall with another 14 million Yuan from the State Council. The repair project has started, and it is expected to be completed before the end of the year. In the 12th year of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Emperor Hong Wu, a Lotus Gathering Pagoda was built in the place where…     

AN INVESTIGATION OF STONE CARVINGS IN THE SAMYE MONASTERY

<正>The fame of the Samye Monastery is unique in the history of Tibetan Buddhism.This monastery, dedicated to the Three Precious Ones(Buddha,Dharma and Sangha),w...     

等待轮回 宗教浸染下的印度文化漫思

<正>"印度过去的全部历史,如果还算得上历史的话,就是一次次被异族征服的历史。印度的社会根本没有历史,至少是没有为人所知的历史。而我们通常说的印度的历史,不过是一个接着一个入侵印度的侵略者的历史,印度就在这个一无抵抗、二无变化的社会消极基础上建立了他们的庞大帝国。"每次读到伟大导师卡尔·马克思关于印度的评价,都不免好奇:这是一个怎样的国度?要找到答案或许需要从地理、法度与人性去考量印度的文化,但所有这些都浸染在印度的宗教之中。     

NANWU MONASTERY:Festival Highlighted by Sitting-on-the-Bed Ceremony

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TASHILHUNGPO MONASTERY:Ceremony Unveils The Gold-Character Board

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The BUTTER LANTERN FESTIVAL HELD IN THE LABRANG MONASTERY

On Feb.24,2013,an annual Butter Lantern Festival was held in the Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,Gansu Province on the Chinese Lantern Festival.Each Chinese Lantern Festival,the monks would place the butter lanterns made of the Tibetan specialty of yak butter in the square before the sutra hall of the Labrang Monastery as a means to pray for good fortune and harvest.     

ANCIENT BON BOOKS OF ZHUGQU ALONG WITH THEIR INHERITORS

正In June 2015,the reporter did some fieldwork in Hanban,Phunting,Chogona,Poyul,and Gompa in Zhugqu County,Gansu Province,and discovered some cultural relics which had been scattered among the people,particularly as many as21,500 pages of Bonist classics in 2,500 volumes and 180 books,80