Tibet+-+Art,+Literature+&+Music



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__Origins of the Arts__ __³__
 * Most Arts Derived From Buddhism
 * Bon Art Rare
 * Srong-brtsan Sgam-po Introduced Buddhist Arts

__Literature__ __²__  __ Performing Arts ____¹__  __ Visual Arts ¹__
 * Srong-brtsan Sgam-po Credited Introduction of Written Script, Tibetan Language
 * Adaptation Northern Indian Sanskirt Alphabet
 * Prior, Oral Literature Encompassed Traditions of Bon Priesthood of Ruling Dynasty
 * Little Early Oral Language Maintained
 * Shrine Found Containing 8th and 9th Century
 * Dynastic Chronicles
 * Bon Ritual Citations
 * Early Buddhist Texts
 * Buddhism in Tibetan Literature Well Established by 9th Century
 * Almost All Tibetan Literature Translated by Buddhist Monks
 * 9th to 13th Century Great Translators
 * Scholars Translated Indian Buddhist Texts
 * 13th Century, Tibetan Commentaries on Buddhist Literature Appear
 * Efforts Made to Systemize Texts
 * Two Large Encyclopedic Works Produced, Kanjur and Tenjur, 14th Century
 * Tibetan Literature Began to Expand, Detach From Buddhist Texts
 * Tibetan Scholars in India Attempting to Re-establish Texts
 * Non-Buddhist & Buddhist Texts Burned by Chinese, 1960s
 * Stylistic Dances Performed by Buddhist Monks
 * Prior to Empire, Bon Priests Performed Dances
 * Two Distinct Dance Styles
 * Gar
 * ‘Cham
 * Reenact Behaviors, Attitudes, Gestures of Deities
 * Songs & Dances Performed Several Days at a Time
 * Festivals Indigenous to Region
 * Indicative of Segregation During Golden Age of Empire
 * Performances Cheerful and Optimistic
 * Festivals Celebrate
 * Faith
 * Beauty of Land
 * Brave Deeds of Ancestors


 * Tibetan Art Based on Buddhist Teachings
 * Art Indigenous to Local Priesthood
 * Tibetan Empire Produced
 * Religious Scroll Paintings (Thang-ka)
 * Metal Images
 * Wooden Block Prints
 * Arts Representative of Peaceful, Moderate Teachings
 * Three Schools of Painting
 * Sman-thang
 * Gond-dkar Mkhan-bris
 * Kar-ma Sgar-bris
 * Styles Differentiated by
 * Facial Expressions Depicted
 * Colors Used



__ Citations: __  ¹ = "Tibet (autonomous region, China) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. 25 Apr. 2009 <[|__http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/594898/Tibet__]>. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">² = "Tibet (Xizang)." Encyclopedia Americana. 2009. Grolier Online. 26 Apr. 2009 <[|__http://ea.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0386030-02__]>. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">³ = "Tibet (Xizang)." Encyclopedia Americana. 2009. Grolier Online. 26 Apr. 2009 <[|__http://ea.grolier.com/cgi-bin/article?assetid=0386030-03__]>. <span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);">