Life of Monks

If Tibetan Buddhism were taken as a lake.Lhasa would be an island inits center.When the wind blows,the lake ripples with gentle waves spreading out to the eastern tip of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.That part of the world is home to Tibetan.Tu and Han ethnic groups and boasts 29monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism. Why were there so many monasteries in sucha small and remote place inhabited by not only Tibetans,but also people of other ethnic groups?     

MING DYNASTY:Honorific Titles for Tibetan Eminent Monks

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Tibetan Names and Their Religious Meaning

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Tibetan Houses And Environment

During two years of work inTibet, I once went upstreamalong the Yarlung ZangboRiver, in the process cross-ing the mouths of the Milha,Gyiacha and Karnu La mountains. At thefoot of the holy peak of Kangrenboqe andby the holy lake of Mapang Yumco, Iinspected 26 counties in the area knownhistorically as U-Tsang and Zhangzhung.My trip covered a total distance of 7,100km. I went deep into the mysterious king-doms of Bome, Lhagyili and Guge where1 visited farmers and herders.Wherever I went,…     

Religious Theme Of Women's Garments

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Monks by the Qinghai Lake: Modern Way of Life

Thefollowingisagroupofmonkswhoworkhardtobringlucktothepopulace.Risingandgoingtobed.withtheringingofmonasterybells,theyareversedinBuddhistknowledge.Withalmsraised,theyhavesetupschoolsandworkshopsforself-sufficiency.Withmoneythusmade,theysettoassistpeopleresidingaroundtheirmonasteries,bringinglucktothepopulace.JigmeiGyamcainWiththeLhagyiaMonasteryNGADAINGYIAAboybabywasbornintoaherder'sfamilyinDawuTownship,MaqinCounty.GologTibetanEthnicGroupAutonomousPrefecture,in1965.Heisnoneotherb…     

Administrative Division Of Tibetan Areas

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Tibetan Namyi People In Southwest Sichuan

The Namyi livedon the southeastern rim ofthe Henduan Mountainslinked with the plateauin northwestern Sichuanand the hilly areasin southwestern Sichuan.They are distributed mainlyin Miannying, Xichang,Yanyuan and Mutt ofLiangshan Prefecture,and in Jiulong County ofthe Garze Prefecture.The greatest concentration ofNamyi people, about 5,000,is in Miannying.     

青藏诗韵

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楚人宗教信仰刍议

对于“宗教”这一概念,解释、定义者众多。英国人类学家弗雷泽,在其专门论述古代信仰的名著《金枝》中这样说道：“宗教指的是对被认为能够指导和控制自然与人生进程的超人力量的迎合或抚慰。”“宗教包含理论和实践两大部分,就是：对超人力量的信仰,以及讨其欢心、使其息怒的种种企图。这两者中,显然信仰在先,因为必须相信神的存在,才会想要取悦于神。”[1]《中国大百科全书·宗教卷》对宗教的诠释与之大体相似：“1.相信超自然体的存在;2.认为超自然体的意志和行动能影响现实世界和人生的祸福;3.信仰者因而对之礼拜、求告。”[2]…     

People and Environmental Interrelationship in Tibetan Culture

Mountain and Water Deities on the Tibetan Plateau In Tibetan Buddhism,all aspects of this earth's physical environment are alive,for example,mountains,rivers,the grass,birds,fish and insects are all considered living organisms deserving of respect.Although these are not human life,according to the Dharma,all lives are equal.To take life is considered the action resulting in the worst karma.Similarly,if someone does good things,they will have a good karma resulting in a good rebirth.While it is permissible to kill a domestic animal for family consumption,hunting of wild animals for any reason is not acceptable.A person who does this will go to hell in his or her next life or be reborn as an animal.     

Tibetan Dressing And Adornment In Yamzhog Area

The dressing of the people in Yamzhog (in the Nangarze County) is affected deeply by such areas as Lhasa and Xigaze (Xigaze area), and it has unique features because of the unique historical and geological environments in Yamzhog.     

Border People Enjoy Good Life

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Tibetan People:Masters of Their Own Fate

Now,itisknowntoallthatserfsandslavesinoldTibet,whomadeup95percentoftheTibetanpopulation,ownedlessthan10Der-centofthesocialwealth.Underthesituation,theserfsandsIavessangfEvenifthesnowymountainsturnintobutter,theybelongtotheserf-owners.Evenifriverwatersturnintomilk,wehavenoaccesstoitatall.TlBETANPoPULATloN.Beforel765,therewere2millionpeopleoftheTibetanethnicgroupwestoftheNujiangRiver.Inl95l,theyearTibetwaspeacetlillyliberated,how-ever,thenumberofTibetansdroppedtolmillion.Statisticssh…     

勒阿佛尔 水泥与大海的诗

我也许是有生以来第一次被这四四方方的建筑所感动。这种感动来自小时候对未来城市的想象,那样的阳光让人想起前苏联电影里一个公寓的周日早晨,我被一种从水泥上荡开的温暖所包围,温暖如诗。     

试论旅游项目可行性研究的理论与实践

本文论述了旅游项目的可行性研究的特征,分析了目前可行性研究工作的常见问题,剖析了以通过审批为目的的编造可行性的主要动机。