GORDONG DANCE IN XINLONG

In Tibetan the Gordong dance is called "chor", referring to a folk dance unique to the Tibetan race. However, no one knows its source, although most believe it evolved from ancient religious ritual.In Tibet, religion held an important position in social life, and religious activities exerted great impact on daily life. Gradually, such a religious ritual evolved into what is now the Gordong dance, made unique by various historical, cultural, economic and environmental influences, customs and …     

BUDDHA＇S BLESSING WITH MERCIFUL RAIN - A Record of the Visit of the 1 lth Panchen Lama to Yushu

Editor＇s comments： After the Yushu earthquake of April 14th with a magnitude of 7.1, the 11th Panchen Lama sent a consolatory letter with his donation of 100 thousand Yuan to the people of all nationalities in Qinghai Province in conjunction with his requirement that all monks in the Tashilunpo Monastery （which is his home monastery） to pray for the victims of the disaster. On April 20th he held a religious convention in the Xihuangsi Temple in Beijing to release the souls of those people who lost their lives during the catastrophe from purgatory.     

Tonglha Zeweng Master of the Garma Garze Painting School (I)

Garma Garze painting school is one of the threefamous painting schools in the Tibetan-inhibitedareas (along with Moinze and Qenze paintingschools),and was formed in the 15th century.Major master painters of the school include Tongl-ha Zeweng,who is one of the most outstandingmodem painters in the region. Tonglha Zeweng(his religious name being Garma LhozhubWose)was born in Dege County in 1901.He started to learn to     

精神资本与经济——基于四川省阿坝县查理寺的个案分析（英文）

正Spirituality has often been mixed with religion.There is no agreed definition of spirituality and it is extremely difficult to define separately from the religious practices despite it being a distinct form of religiosity.This study examines how the spiritual capital of Buddhism has been deployed to influence and increase income in     

LETTERS

237 London Rd. Burgess Hill RH15 9QU 27 March 05 Dear Degyi, We didn't hear from each other for a long time. ——Here's the latest from me. ……China's Tibet I like your Number Two. Front page perfect-answering Dalai Lama -good. That picture Caring performing religious ruituals Why! There is two counties left in the world today     

On the Worship of Holy mountains in bDe-chen Tibetan-inhabited regions and their Ecological Enuironments

From the perspective of human history, religion is a culture that has existed since the dawn of human history. It reveals a human wisdom that existed prior to the establishment of the systems of philosophy and science. So religion is the origin of human civilization. From the perspective of human society, religion is a social phenomenon, an aspect of the complexity of social relations. In this particular historical period it once influenced all social aspects. As a Tibetan-inhabited region, bDe-chen is indeed no different from other Tibetan-inhabited regions. Almost all Tibetans have religious beliefs. Apart from Tibetan Buddhism, they also have folk beliefs. You can see lofty holy mountains,     

BEHIND THE DALAI LAMA‘S HOLY CLOAK(Ⅰ)

Editor‘s Note:Note:Dalai Lama has been changed so popular these years that it seems he becomes a logo to some extent.But who is the Dalai Lama?Most of people are puzzled.Not long before I read a couple of papers and enjoyed them very much.Maybe our readers are willing to share them and interested them.Here are excerpts from them. The one is from Michael Backman,who is an internationally renowned writer,columnist and speaker.He specializes in writing and speaking about Asia:its economies,politics,business...     

藏传佛教道次第概述(英文)

Tibetan Buddhism is well known for its enormous ideological systems, rich cultural contents, unique religious forms and well-organized structures. It is distinctively characterized by the reincarnation system (e.g. reincarnation of a great lama as a child after his death), the politico-religious administration, anuttara-yoga-tantra, a gigantic system of gods and spirits caused by the fusion of Buddhism and the Bon tradition, rich and colorful religious rituals with innumerable names, and many religious sects each having a system of its own. The gradual path to enlightenment is the most fundamental, inherent principal as well as decisive characteristic of Tibetan Buddhism. This is why Tibetan Buddhism attracts modern believers.     

THE 11TH PANCHEN LAMA MET WITH SINGAPORE FOREIGN MINISTER YANG RONGWEN

<正>On the 14th of September of 2010,the 11th Panchen Lama(who is also a member of the CPPCC and deputy president of the Chinese Association of Buddhism) met with Mr.Yang Rongwen(Singapore Foreign Minister),Master Guang Sheng(the Chairman of the Headquarters of Buddhism in Singapore) and some other religious figures in Singapore,in the Xi Huang Temple of Beijing.The 11th Panchen Lama warmly expressed his welcome     

DORJE NORBU AND HIS VEGETABLE GREENHOUSES

<正>Dorje Norbu is a villager from the first group of the village of Lhalung in the township of Tsari within Lhozhag County.What makes him different from other local villagers is he runs two separate vegetable greenhouses.Although he dropped out of junior middle school,he is still recognized as a skilled 30-yearold unmarried farmer who takes care of his mother.Dorje Norbu has been working two vegetable greenhouses by     

Interview With Village Leaders (IV):Political,Legal and Public Services in Rural Tibet

Sainted Naxi ethnic group village head Gongqoi Zhaxi Located at southeast corner of Tibet, Yanjin (tsha-kha)is close to Yunnan Province. It is a well- known place in Tibet for several reasons. First, this place produces well salt differing from the lake salt in northern Tibet. The salt produced here is formed by isolating salty water fetched from wells beside the Lancangjiang River in salt ponds. Second, in Yanjin, there is a unique Catholic church, and there are many Tibetan people who …     

Muli Monastery In Deep Mountains

Muli Monastery, located in Muli Tibetan Group Autonomous County, enjoys much fame in theKham area. Located deep in the mountains 120 km away from the Muli county seat, the monastery is built halfway up a hill where there are few houses. Despite its isolation, it flourished as the local political, cultural and religious center before liberation, and it remains the local center of Tibetan Buddhism     

THE TRUE COLORS OF DALAI LAMA

The International Shugden Community organized a protest for religious freedom in Italy on June 14th and 15th at the Modigliani forum. I was fortunate to attend this protest organized by the International Shugden Community and 500 other supporters from 15 to 20 countries to ask the Dalai Lama to stop lying and allow religious freedom to all.     

Galsang Cering Climbs Cho Oyu

Gongbo is one of the three Chinese mountaineers who climbed Qomolangma, the highest peak of the world, from the northern side for the first time. Nowadays his son, Galsang Cering,last autumn successfully climbed Cho Oyu, which is the world‘s sixth highest peak at 8.201 meters.     

Power of Religion in Rural Areas and Its Public Service （I）——An Analysis of Cases in Five Villages

In the study of socio-economic development in Tibet, one tends to stress the role of non-economic elements, especially the role of humans and social background.Of these, the role of religious culture is regarded as the most important. However, there are basically two approaches to the issue: First of all, although religion exerts a varied role on economic growth, legal construction, public welfare and ethics, one tends to each only a general judgment. Secondly, study of the role played by religion focused on the religious doctrines held by monks, and monks themselves. Although many point out the fact that religious power over people varies, it roots in the rural areas and among the folk at large is still neglected.Hence, there is the need to study individual cases.     

Religious Bureau Director in My Eyes

Living in Bim County of north Tibet, religious bureau director Dainzin Zhaba is now in his riffles. He has a swarthy cornplexion and is very hospitable as well as bold and frank.     

HORACE AND MAECENAS： A COMMENTARY ON SERMONES 2.6.1-76

The reader of Sermones Ⅱ who turns to Satire 6 fresh from Satires 1-5 cannot fail to be surprised. Up to this point in the collection we have grown accustomed to a speaker who is conspicuous by his virtual absence from his own work. The most distinctive feature of this new book of Sermones is, in fact, the virtual exclusion of Horace＇s own voice as he abdicates the satirical voice of Sermones Ⅰ to a range of other speakers in book II, presenting his material in an overtly dramatising form： either as monologue or diaiogue. Such remodelling of the form of satira is evident in the accelerating progress towards the dramatic form. in the sequence of five poems which opens Sermones II. In the programmatic satire which launches the collection, Horace, dissatisfied bv reaction to his .     

Interview with Village Leaders （Ⅳ）： Political, Legal and Public Services in Rural Tibet

Sainted Naxi ethnic group village head Gongqoi Zhaxi Located at southeast comer of Tibet, Yanjin （tsha-kha）is close to Yunnan Province. It is a wellknown place in Tibet for several reasons. First, this place produces well salt differing from the lake salt in northern Tibet. The salt produced here is formed by isolating salty water fetched from wells beside the Lancangjiang River in salt ponds. Second, in Yanjin, there is a unique Catholic church, and there are many Tibetan people who became Catholics from the late 19th century onwards. Third, this is the only place in Tibet inhabited by the Naxi ethnic group. On July 7 2005, this writer interviewed the sainted senior village head of Lower Yanjin Village, Yanjin Township.