by amdojigme | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
The achievements of the Tibetans between the seventh and ninth centuries are quite remarkable. How did they manage it? It is possible that the population of Tibet was larger at that time than it is today. Some writers describe these early Tibetan kings leading...
by amdojigme | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Tibetan armies ventured far beyond the borders of Tibet during the time of the Empire. In the rugged mountains of what is present-day Afghanistan, a long line of horsemen wound their way across the barren hillside. Below them, snaking across the plain, lay the...
by amdojigme | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Songtsen Gampo The great Songtsen Gampo, King of all of Tibet, was determined to marry the daughter of the Emperor of China. Such a great match would be fitting for a ruler of his power and prestige. But T’ai-Tsung, the Chinese Emperor, was not sure he wished his...
by amdojigme | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
The old stories tell us that Nyatri Tsenpo was carried on the Tibetans shoulders to be enthroned as their first king In the past, traditional accounts of Tibetan history have tended to dismiss the years before King Songtsen Gampo, and the arrival of Buddhism in...
by amdojigme | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
The First Tibetans Until recently, little was known about the very early history of Tibet. No written accounts have been found before the seventh century AD, when Buddhism was adopted by the Kings of Tibet. However, work by Tibetan scholars and Chinese archeologists...
by amdojigme | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the difficulties of writing about the early practices of the Bon religion is that no known Bon holy scriptures existed until they were written down in the tenth century. As we have seen, many writers today believe that there may have been a Tibetan script...
