Tibet - History, Culture & Environment (Chapter)
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Tibet - History, Culture & Environment (Chapter)
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7th Edition
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February 2008
60 pp
This chapter contains the History, Culture, Tibetan Buddhism, Food & Drink and Environment chapters from Lonely Planet's Tibet guidebook, available to Pick & Mix. It is available digitally: you can download and print it after purchase. Preview this chapter
A basic grasp of Buddhism is essential to understanding Tibet. Learn how it permeates daily life and about Tibet's struggle for independence, the ecological significance of the Tibetan Plateau, its arts and culture, and how to avoid eating yak offal.
- background to Buddhism
- tips on responsible tourism
- mini food-and-drink phrasebook
- exploring the earth's highest ecosystem
- history timeline
Coverage includes: History, Yarlung Valley Dynasty, Introduction of Buddhism, Second Diffusion of Buddhism, Sakyapa Order Ascendancy & Mongol Overlordship, Tibetan Independence, Rise of the Gelugpa & the Dalai Lamas, The Great Fifth Dalai Lama, Manchus, Mongols & Murder, Manchu Overlordship, Barbarians At The Doorstep, Tibetan Independence Revisited, Attempts To Modernise, Liberation, 1959 Uprising, Bloodshed in Lhasa, Socialist Paradise on the Roof of the World, The Cultural Revolution, The Post-Mao Years, The Deng Years, The Dalai Lama & the Search for Settlement, Tibetan Identity, Traditional Lifestyle, Traditional Culture under Threat, Women in Tibet, Arts, Buddhist Concepts, Schools of Buddhism, Buddhism in Tibet, Important Figures of Tibetan Buddhism, Culinary Staples & Specialities, Nature Preserves, Environmental Issues.
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