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The Jehol Temples and Their Tibetan Models
The text looks at Jehol temples, and at the influence that Tibetan architecture had on their construction. Rather than any structural influence, the text seems to advocate that the temples were built...
Aspects of Ceremonial Behavior in Bon-po Monastic Life
This article looks at aspects of protocol and ceremonial behavior that regulate Bönpo monastic life and which are clearly different than liturgy itself. (Mark Premo-Hopkins 2004-02-24)
The Phonetic Structure of ABCB Type Words in Modern Lhasa Tibetan
The text is an attempt to categorize the quadrisyllabic words in Tibetan (Lhasa dialect). (Mark Premo-Hopkins 2004-02-19)
Whose Game? Records of the India Office Concerning Events Leading up to the Simla Conference
This article analyzes the documents regarding the relationship between Great Britain, China, and Tibet. Looking at docments from the political and secret files of the India Office, the article traces...
Ladakhi Folk Songs
The text examines the importance of folk songs in the Ladakh region of the Indian Himalayas. Handed down through oral tradition, these songs are integral parts of social and cultural events such as b...
Rituals of Bhutanese House Construction
This text attempts to describe and explain the religious rituals incorporated in the course of house construction in Bhutan. This paper provides the first description of these rituals in any foreign ...
A Survey of the Spread of Buddhadharma in Ladakh
The article traces the spread of Buddhadharma into the region of India known as Ladakh. Ladakh, while part of geographic India is a living repository of Tibetan religious and cultural life. (Mark Pre...
Glosses on the Oeuvre of Bla-ma 'Phags-pa: III the "Patron - Patronized" Relationship
The article mentions the works of Pakpa that relate to the patron-patronized relationship between the Tibetans and the Mongol empire. The selected works are divided into three categories: those relat...
The Three Provinces of Mṅa'-ris: Traditional Accounts of Ancient Western Tibet
The article looks at the complicated geographic history of Tibet, focusing on Ngari, or ancient western Tibet. Tracing this history, the article shows how a three-province theory developed to describ...
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An 8th Century List of Thousand-districts in Ne'u Pandita's History
The article investigates the social geography and military organization of 8th century Tibet by looking at Ne'u Pandita's History. (Mark Premo-Hopkins 2004-03-04)
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