Tibetan Caravans

Author : Abdul Wahid Radhu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9386582295

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Tibetan Caravans by Abdul Wahid Radhu Pdf

Born into an eminent merchant family in Ladakh in 1918, Khwaja Abdul Wahid Radhu, often described as 'the last caravaneer of Tibet and Central Asia', led an unusual life of adventure, inspiration and enlightenment. His family, and later he, had the ancestral honour of leading the biannual caravan which carried the Ladakhi kings' tribute and homage to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government. Tibetan Caravans, his memoir, is an unparalleled narrative about trans-Himalayan trade--the riches, the politics and protocol, the challenging yet magnificent natural landscape, altitude sickness, snow storms, bandits and raiders, monks and soldiers. The book also contains rare and fascinating details about the close connections between Ladakh, Tibet and Kashmir, the centuries-old interplay between Buddhism and Islam in the region, the Chinese occupation of Tibet, and life in Lhasa before and after its takeover by China. In this rich and insightful memoir, Abdul Wahid Radhu reminisces about a bygone era when borders were fluid, and mutual respect formed the basis for trade relations across cultures and people. As his son, Siddiq Wahid, says in his introduction, Tibetan Caravans is a testimony to the organic relationships between 'societies who have learned how to hear each other out, argue, even do battle and yet remain hospitable to each other.'

Author : Abdul Wahid Radhu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:30000081010138

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Islam in Tibet by Abdul Wahid Radhu Pdf

This first-hand account of Tibetan life within a sacred society prior to the Chinese invasion is the most complete and definitive work to date on the subject of Islam in Tibet. It reveals fascinating interplay between the traditional cultures of Islam and Buddhism; the spiritual lives of these very different traditions recognize one another at a level behind external forms.

Author : Deepa Agarwal
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9788184758474

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Caravan to Tibet by Deepa Agarwal Pdf

Fourteen-year-old Debu sets off across the high mountain passes from Kumaon to Tibet to search for his father who got lost in a blizzard the year before. Adventures follow thick and fast—a forced stay in a monastery with a boy lama who takes a fancy to him, his capture by the cruel, enigmatic bandit Nangbo, who has magical powers, and a stay in the legendary goldfields of Thok Jalong. And finally—a heart-pounding, breathtaking horse race. Does Debu find his father. Does he win the race? Pick up this page-turner to find out!

Author : Gray Tuttle,Kurtis R. Schaeffer
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 749 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231144681

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The Tibetan History Reader by Gray Tuttle,Kurtis R. Schaeffer Pdf

Answering a critical need for an accurate, in-depth history of Tibet, this single-volume resource reproduces essential, hard-to-find essays from the past fifty years of Tibetan studies. Covering the social, cultural, and political development of Tibet from the seventh century to the modern period, the volume is organized chronologically and regionally to complement courses in Asian and religious studies and world civilizations. Beginning with Tibet's emergence as a regional power and concluding with its profound contemporary transformations, this anthology offers both a general and ..

Author : Kamal Tuladhar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Caravans
ISBN : UOM:39015063123833

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Caravan to Lhasa by Kamal Tuladhar Pdf

Personal experiences of the author.

Author : International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004155220

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Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003. Volume 11: Tibetan Modernities by International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar Pdf

This book, the first scholarly publication in the West to provide detailed documentation of modern life in contemporary Tibet, presents the cutting-edge field work carried out by an interdisciplinary group of researchers studying caste, pop music, media, painting, education, economics, childbirth and environment in Tibetan communities today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047428237

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Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003. Volume 11: Tibetan Modernities by Anonim Pdf

This book, the first scholarly publication in the West to provide detailed documentation of modern life in contemporary Tibet, presents the cutting-edge field work carried out by an interdisciplinary group of researchers studying caste, pop music, media, painting, education, economics, childbirth and environment in Tibetan communities today.

Author : Tao Li,Hongying Jiang
Publisher : 五洲传播出版社
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 750850254X

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Tibetan Customs by Tao Li,Hongying Jiang Pdf

Author : International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004155213

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The Mongolia-Tibet Interface by International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar Pdf

This volume focuses on the interface between Mongolian and Tibetan cultures to encourage the development of new forms of scholarship across geographical and disciplinary boundaries.

Author : Stephanie Römer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134057238

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The Tibetan Government-in-Exile by Stephanie Römer Pdf

This book examines the Tibetan government-in-exile, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). Based on extensive empirical studies in India and Nepal, it discusses the political strategies of the CTA to gain national loyalty and international support to secure its own organizational survival and to reach itsultimate goal: returning to Tibet.

Author : Gray Tuttle
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231134477

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Tibetan Buddhists in the Making of Modern China by Gray Tuttle Pdf

Over the past century and with varying degrees of success, China has tried to integrate Tibet into the modern Chinese nation-state. In this groundbreaking work, Gray Tuttle reveals the surprising role Buddhism and Buddhist leaders played in the development of the modern Chinese state and in fostering relations between Tibet and China from the Republican period (1912-1949) to the early years of Communist rule. Beyond exploring interactions between Buddhists and politicians in Tibet and China, Tuttle offers new insights on the impact of modern ideas of nationalism, race, and religion in East Asia. After the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911, the Chinese Nationalists, without the traditional religious authority of the Manchu Emperor, promoted nationalism and racial unity in an effort to win support among Tibetans. Once this failed, Chinese politicians appealed to a shared Buddhist heritage. This shift in policy reflected the late-nineteenth-century academic notion of Buddhism as a unified world religion, rather than a set of competing and diverse Asian religious practices. While Chinese politicians hoped to gain Tibetan loyalty through religion, the promotion of a shared Buddhist heritage allowed Chinese Buddhists and Tibetan political and religious leaders to pursue their goals. During the 1930s and 1940s, Tibetan Buddhist ideas and teachers enjoyed tremendous popularity within a broad spectrum of Chinese society and especially among marginalized Chinese Buddhists. Even when relationships between the elite leadership between the two nations broke down, religious and cultural connections remained strong. After the Communists seized control, they continued to exploit this link when exerting control over Tibet by force in the 1950s. And despite being an avowedly atheist regime, with the exception of the Cultural Revolution, the Chinese communist government has continued to recognize and support many elements of Tibetan religious, if not political, culture. Tuttle's study explores the role of Buddhism in the formation of modern China and its relationship to Tibet through the lives of Tibetan and Chinese Buddhists and politicians and by drawing on previously unexamined archival and governmental materials, as well as personal memoirs of Chinese politicians and Buddhist monks, and ephemera from religious ceremonies.

Author : Marie-Paule Hille,Bianca Horlemann,Paul K. Nietupski
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739175309

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Muslims in Amdo Tibetan Society by Marie-Paule Hille,Bianca Horlemann,Paul K. Nietupski Pdf

Muslims in Amdo Tibetan Society: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches offers nine case studies from several academic disciplines. The chapters describe the ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity within the Muslim communities of Amdo and illustrate complex social interactions with other Amdo communities. While relations between Han Chinese and Tibetans, and between Han Chinese and Muslims in Qinghai and Gansu, have already attracted scholarly attention, this volume has a special focus on Tibetan-Muslim interactions. These are rarely discussed and if so, then mostly in the contexts of trade relations and conflicts. This volume challenges some established stereotypes of Tibetan-Muslim relations and also highlights new facets of cross-cultural contacts and religious and linguistic influences.

Author : Giotto Dainelli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429817588

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Buddhists and Glaciers of Western Tibet by Giotto Dainelli Pdf

This book, first published in 1933, reproduces the diary of the 1930 explorations by the great Italian traveller, Giotto Dainelli. In it he records his experiences as he travels the little-explored (by Westerners) region of Western Tibet, and the result is a detailed snapshot of Tibetan life, cultures and customs of the time.

Author : Eric Valli,Diane Summers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Dolpā (Nepal)
ISBN : 0500016585

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Caravans of the Himalaya by Eric Valli,Diane Summers Pdf

This is an account of the two years the authors' spent with the Dolpo-pa, a nomadic people who have made their home in one of the most remote and inhospitable areas of the world. The hidden land of Dolpo lies between the high peaks of the Himalaya and the Tibetan plateau Chang Tang. In this unwelcoming landscape the Dolpo-pa have existed for 2000 years, moving with their caravans and yaks between the mountains and the plateaux every summer to graze their livestock and to exchange their grain for Tibetan salt.

Author : Anna Akasoy,Charles Burnett,Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351926058

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Islam and Tibet – Interactions along the Musk Routes by Anna Akasoy,Charles Burnett,Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim Pdf

The first encounters between the Islamic world and Tibet took place in the course of the expansion of the Abbasid Empire in the eighth century. Military and political contacts went along with an increasing interest in the other side. Cultural exchanges and the transmission of knowledge were facilitated by a trading network, with musk constituting one of the main trading goods from the Himalayas, largely through India. From the thirteenth century onwards the spread of the Mongol Empire from the Western borders of Europe through Central Asia to China facilitated further exchanges. The significance of these interactions has been long ignored in scholarship. This volume represents a major contribution to the subject, bringing together new studies by an interdisciplinary group of international scholars. They explore for the first time the multi-layered contacts between the Islamic world, Central Asia and the Himalayas from the eighth century until the present day in a variety of fields, including geography, cartography, art history, medicine, history of science and education, literature, hagiography, archaeology, and anthropology.