Tibet is a region of Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. In the People's Republic of China, the majority of Tibet is in Tibetan Autonomous Region (Xizang). See also Government of Tibet in Exile.
Other names:
- Thibet in older spelling
- བོད་ in Tibetan (Pö or Bod in Latin transliteration)
- 西藏 in Chinese (Xīzàng in Pinyin)
- Tübed in Mongolian
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Tibet consists of several regions:
In the wide sense, Tibet also includes Bhutan, Sikkim and Ladakh.
Several majors rivers have their source in Tibet, including:
The Tibetan people speak Tibetan language and write the Tibetan written language.
Tibet is the traditional center of Vajrayana, a distinctive form of Buddhism. Before 1959, Tibet was a theocracy led by the Dalai Lama, who now lives in exile and is internationally seen by many people as being a spokesman for the Tibetan people.
Tibet is also home for spiritual tradition called Bön (alternative spelling: Bon).
History
Main article: History of TibetGeography
Main article: Geography of Tibet
(See also Provinces of China)Transport
Culture
External links
Further Reading
- Virtual Tibet: Searching for Shangri-La from the Himalayas to Hollywood, Orville Schell, Henry Holt, 2000, hardcover, 340 pages, ISBN 0805043810
- The 1911 Encyclopaedia: Info on geography, climate, flora, people, language, literature, writing, and history. (Scroll down pass TIBESTI)