Tibet+-+Fall+-+Socio-Political+Structure

 
 * [2] Government **
 * Political structure varied.
 * Individual Rulers, kings.
 * Primary Minister completed domestic responsibilities of the individual ruler.
 * Diplomacy forbidden.
 * Army Commanders and Leaders ordered by ministers.
 * In later years, Army Commanders disbanded to form own separate lordships.

**[3] Social Structure **  **[2] Social and Religious Values **  **[1] Bhikku (Buddhist Monasticism) ** 
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Buddhist monks/nuns marked on non-attachment to the material world
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Simplistic lifestyles.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Three social classes: Bhikku, Sedentary Agriculturalists, Nomadic Pastoralists (Drok-’pa)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">In dress, social status determined by quality of cloth.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Not by difference in the style of dress.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Monks wore ankle-length woolen garment and a hat in the colour of their particular sect.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Dress used by other Tibetans called Chuba.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Traditional Marriage practices include Fraternal polyandry (one wife to multiple brothers), where the brothers inherit land from family.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Before 8th century Bon was most popular religion of Tibet.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Indian Guru, Padmasambha, helped Buddhism challenge Bon as a main religion.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Eventually, Buddhism absorbed Bon as a religion, since it was becoming popular and since both religions were so close.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Features of Buddhism derived from Bon:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">use of Oracles
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">exorcising of spirits
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">concept of a soul
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Influence from Tantrism.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Bhikku root meaning: “to beg”
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Begin at young age (7-3)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">No attachment to material aspects of society
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Started in Indian Practices
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Many rules to Monastic Code
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Rules Prohibit: Having sexual relations, Theft, Making claims regarding one’s spiritual attainments, powers, or Enlightenment.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Violations are confessed at meeting of the monks (Uposatha).


 * Works Cited:**

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[1] "Bhikku." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 03 May. 2009 <[]>. <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[2] "Tibet." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 03 May. 2009 <[]>. <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[3] "Tibet (Xizang)." Encyclopedia Americana. 2009. Grolier Online. 3 May 2009 <[]>.