The World of Tibetan: Religious, Linguistic, and Cultural Enigma
The struggle for Tibet's political freedom and the fame of the Dalai Lama, often obscures many basic facts about the Tibetan language and Tibet.
The Tibetan language is a member of the Tibeto-Burman sub-group of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. Tibetan is most closely related to Burmese.
The Tibetan alphabet is based on the Sanskrit alphabet and dates to the 7th century C.E.
Basic Facts about the Tibetan Language
Of these speakers, approximately 1 million people are found in Tibet. Another 3 million speakers are found in the Chinese provinces of Szechwan, Tsinghai, and Kansu.
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Tibetan Festivals
In Tibet, there are many festivals throughout the year. Dancing monks can be seen in the Year End Festival which occurs in the February-March period.
The New Year Festival is a colorful week of activities including Tibetan drama, pilgrims making incense offerings and Tibetans dressed in their finest clothes crowding the streets.
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- The central government is sending officials to Tibet as part of quake relief, following a tremor that left 10 confirmed dead and another 34 injured, ...
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- An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale jolted Damxung,82 km from Lhasa, capital of Tibet, on Monday afternoon, killing ten people and injuring 34. ...
- Tibetan Leaders Contemplate 'Great Change' Following March Protests
- By Steve Herman Tibet's parliament in exile has scheduled an emergency meeting in mid-November. Spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, requested the legislators ...
- 'Nepal is in Tibet': The saga of gaffes continues
- An unconventional, if not inaccurate, sense of geography, which regards the former Buddhist kingdom of Tibet and the former Himalayan kingdom of Nepal as ...
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