简介:TheSouth-CentralUniversityforNationalities,situatedinWuhan,HubeiProvince,isthemostsuccessfulinstituteofNushustudy,becauseofitscloseproximitytothelocationwheretheNushuoriginated.GongZhebing,whobeganhisteachingcareerattheeuniversityinthe1980s,istheforemostscholar-hewasthefirsttostudytheculture-intheNushu.HeadvocatedtheestablishmentoftheuniversityNushuStudyCenter.
简介:TheautobiographicalinscriptionofKhnumhotpeⅡ,whichiscarvedonthewallsofthechapelchamberofhistombatBeniHasan,haslongbeenrecognizedasanimportantresourceforthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenthelocalpowerandtheroyalfamilyduringtheMiddleKingdominEgypt.SomehistoricalaspectsofthetexthavebeendiscussedbyscholarsincludingKees,James,Montet,Gardiner,Franke,andRedford;also,Fosterhasusedthistextasanexampleof"inscriptionalprose"ascontrastedwith"narrativeverse".However,althoughthe
简介:MostscholarsworkingontheeconomydevelopmentinTibet,especiallythehusbandrymentionedthe"reluctanceslaughterandsell"phenomenonoffarmer(herdsman)andallagreedthatitisanimportantreasonforobstructingthecomeoutrateoflivestockinTibetandcausingundevelopedcommodityeconomyandgrasslandoverload.
简介:Theartofprinting,oneofthefourgreatinventionsofChina,occupiesaprominentpositioninthehistoryofthescienceandtechnologyofChina.IntheSuiandTangDynasties,woodblockprintingwasinventedduetoarapiddevelopmentinculture,alongestablisheduseofpaperandinkandsealandstonecarving.Greatnumbersofhistoricalmanuscriptsandearlyexamplesofprintedmatterunearthedinsucces-
简介:TibetanmedicinalbathingisanexternalclinicaltreatmentinTibetanmedicine.Thetreatmentiscar-riedoutaccordingtotheprinciplesofTibetanmedicine.Itmakesfulluseoflocalherbsandisdi-rectedattypicallocal,diseases,commondiseasesandendemicdiseases.AllclinicaldepartmentsofTibetanmedicineoftenuseittobothpreventdiseasesandas-sistinrecuperation.Itsrichmedicalhistory,specialclinicalbenefitsandprospectsforwideapplicationhavedrawnattentionfrommedicalcirclesathomeandabroad.TheadvantagesofTibetanmedicinalbathingwillbecomemorewidelyknownintheglobalreformofmedicine.ThispaperisdevotedtoadiscussionoftheacademicstudyofTibetanmedicinalbathing.
简介:InthelateJulyof1908,OotaniKouzui(1876-1948,the22ndabbotfromoftheJapaneseNishi-honganziMonastery)senthisyoungerbrotherOotaniSonyu(1886-1939)togotoWutaiMountaintosecretlymeetthe13thDalaiLama.ThemonasteryofJapanandthelocalgovernmentofTibethadreachedanagreementontheissueofexchangingstudents.Inaccordancewiththeagreement,AokiBunkyouandTadaToukan,spentthreeandtenyearsrespectivelystudyinginTibet.Andthe13thDalai
简介:1.IntroductionThreevillageswereselectedtodothefieldresearchinTibetAutonomousRegion:KhorchakvillageandShideVillageinPurangTown,PurangCounty,andKungyalVillageinHorCounty.ClosetoIndiaand1okmfromNepal,thefirsttwovillages,KhorchakandShide,aresituated18kilometersfromPurangCounty,alongthedownstreamofPeacockRiver,oneofthefourmajorriversinAli.Withaveragealtitudeof3850metersinplateausubfrigidaridclimate,thesetwobeautifulvillagesfallintothecategoryoffarmingpastoralareaandtheirproductivestructureissettled/grazing,herdingsheep,goat,cowandetc.KungyalVillage,115kilometerstotheeastofPurangCountygovernment,altitude467o,plateausubfrigidaridclimate,isatypicalpastoralareaanditsproductivestructureisnomadorseasonalnomad,herdingyak,sheepgoatandetc.Thesethreevillageswerechosenduetotheirrepresentativefeatures.
简介:LyingatthesouthernfootofMountJishiinJishishanCountyborderingGansuandQinghaiProvinces,Hor-sTag-lungMonastery(thereafterabbreviatedtosTag-lungMonastery)isawell-knownTibetanBuddhistmonasterybuiltintheearlyperiodofTibetanBuddhism.Ithasahistoryofmorethan400yearsandwasaffiliatedwithbKra-shis-lhun-poMonastery.Its
简介:AmongMongolianandTibetanhigh-rankingBuddhistmonks,theKhutukhtuissecondonlytothatoftheDalaiandthePanchen.Therehave,however,beenvariousinterpretationsofthewordkhutukhtu,itslinguisticorigin,andconnotations.Inthisessay,therefore,IexpoundonthepreliminarytextualresearchIhavemadeintoquestionsregardingtheoriginoftheword"khutukhtu,"itscourseofevolution,andspecificmeaningwhen"Khutukhtu"becamethepostandranktitleforcertainMongolianandTibetanhigh-rankingBuddhistmonks.
简介:Likeallsocietieswhoseoriginspredatetheinventionofthewrittenword,manyaspectsofprehistoricTibetarelostinablurofmystery.YetarcheologistsarediggingintotheruinsleftbyTibet'searliesthumaninhabitantstohelpcarveawaythelackofknowledge,justasarthistoriansareexaminingancientpaintingsleftinsideTibetancavestosketchoutthecontoursofprehistoriclifeandartontheRoofoftheWorld.