A satellite image of Tibet/XizangPolitical map; Tibet Autonomous Region within China
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tibet:
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia and the home to the indigenous Tibetan people. With an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft), it is the highest region on Earth and is commonly referred to as the "Roof of the World."
A unified Tibet first came into being under Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century. From the early 17th century until the 1959 uprising, the Dalai Lamas (Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leaders) were, at least nominally,[1] heads of a centralised Tibetan administration, with political power to administer religious and administrative authority[1] over large parts of Tibet from the traditional capital Lhasa. They are believed to be the emanations of Avalokiteśvara (or "Chenrezig" [spyan ras gzigs] in Tibetan), the bodhisattva of compassion.
^ abThe historical status of the Dalai Lamas as actual rulers is disputed. A. Tom Grunfeld's The Making of Modern Tibet, p. 12: "Given the low life expectancy in Tibet it was not uncommon for incarnations to die before, or soon after, their ascendancy to power. This resulted in long periods of rule by advisers, or, in the ease of Dalai Lama, regents. As a measure of the power that regents must have wielded it is important to note that only three of the fourteen Dalai Lamas have actually ruled Tibet. From 1751 to 1960 regents ruled for 77 percent of the time"
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Tibet: Tibet is a plateau region in Asia and the home to the indigenous Tibetan...
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border with China's Tibet Autonomous Region in the north at the McMahon Line. Arunachal Pradesh is claimed by China as part of the Tibet Autonomous Region;...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to culture: Culture – a set of patterns of human activity within a community or social...
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to religion: Religion – organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world...
initially aware of them. The stated goal of the program was "to keep the political concept of an autonomous Tibet alive within Tibet and among several...
– 17 December 1933) was the 13th Dalai Lama ofTibet, enthroned during a turbulent era and the collapse of the Qing Dynasty. Referred to as "the Great...
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undertaking the Miss Tibet 2011 contest. The report outlined the contestant's understanding of how they would be judged – a judging panel of non-Tibetans would...
following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to music: Music – human expression often in the medium of time using the structures of sounds...
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