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Tibetan live mainly in the Qinghai Tibet plateau area, mainly live in the Tibet autonomous region and Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan province. China territory has a population of about more than 640 people (2013), to engage in agriculture, and animal husbandry. In addition, the territory of Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal and other countries also have Tibetan distribution. Tibetan self proclaimed "fan Ba" (bod-pa)
Tibet is a land of profound spirituality. Tibet's topography includes spectacular Himalayan Mountains and expansive Tibetan Plateau.
Writer and photographer Thomas Laird’s 10-year project records crumbling Buddhist murals before they are lost
Home to Mount Everest, epic treks, and ancient temples, Tibet checks many spectacular bucket list items. Here's how to visit without breaking the bank!
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Beyul are places where the physical and spiritual worlds are said to intersect and where meditative and yogic practices are said to be most effective. Located in remote regions of the Himalayan mountain range, beyul are also places known for their extraordinary bio-diversity and physical beauty. The biggest lesson that I learned from staying for extended periods in several such hidden-lands is that wild and untamed landscapes can open us to dimensions of experience that are often overlooked in more tempered
The Potala Palace, built during the XVII Century was the residence of the Dalai Lama until 1959 (year of the Tibetan Uprising and the later exile of the Dalai Lama to India). Nowadays, it is considered the most important architectural space of the Tibetan Buddhism . The palace started to be built in 1645 in […]
Wanhoop op het gezicht van deze Tibettaanse voor de Jokhang tempel in Lhasa als gevolg van de Chinese onderdrukking. - Lhasa, Tibet | Columbus Travel
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This photo was taken in the Kokonor region - now Qinghai?
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Like to see the pictures as Large as your screen? Than why not take the Slideshow : www.flickr.com/photos/reurinkjan/sets/72157622436074363/s... Most Tibetans wear their hair long, although in recent times due to the Chinese influence, some men do crop their hair short. The women plait their hair into two queues, the girls into a single queue. Because of Tibet's cold weather, the men and women wear thick long dresses (chuba's). The men wear a shorter version with pants underneath. The style of the clothing varies between regions. Nomads often wear thick sheepskin chuba's. "Tibet" names and definitions are linguistically and politically loaded language. The modern Standard Tibetan endonym (or autonym) Bod བོད་ means "Tibet" or "Tibetan Plateau", although it originally meant the central region "Ü-Tsang". The standard pronunciation of Bod, is transcribed Bhö or Phö. Some scholars believe the first written reference to Bod "Tibet" was the ancient "Bautai" people recorded in the (ca. 1st century) Periplus of the Erythraean Sea and (ca. 2nd century) Geographia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_people
The architecture of most TIbetan buildings conform to this general mould. Simply takes my breath away. Sera Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet
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Recently Taschen published an outstanding book called Murals of Tibet , featuring the work of photographer Thomas Laird. The book assembles amazing photos of murals preserved in monasteries and temples in Tibet taken by Laird in 10 years. Thanks to a sophisticated photographic technique, it was possible to capture the complete murals with copious details of these precious […]
Writer and photographer Thomas Laird’s 10-year project records crumbling Buddhist murals before they are lost
