Tibet Autonomous Region

Tibet has long been a target for its neighboring countries, especially China. Since its foundation in the late 7th century, the former independent state has been invaded, conquered, and used too many times to count. To name a few: in 1207, it was the Genghis Khan-led Mongols, whom Tibet allowed to take control for fear of a potentially devastating fight (Leibo). In 1604, an army came from Manchuria and took Tibet by force. In 1903 (McKay), Colonel Francis Younghusband took it upon himself to lead the British army into Lhasa, Tibet's capital, and claim Tibet as part of the British Empire (Leibo). This did not last, as Younghusband was not authorized to do so, and Britain subsequently became one of the first Western countries to recognize Tibet…

. Tibet has a border of 3300 miles with India. But the Himalayas were a great barrier and as such cultural and military contacts between India and Tibet was minimal. The Tibetan's were however closely connected with the Chinese since ancient time, but at no time was Tibet a part of China. The current Tibetan culture has been formed since the time the Lama culture was established in Tibet. The Tibetan form of Buddhism came from India when the Bodhisattva left from South India to preach Buddhism…

Tibet is a peaceful country, which has never posed a threat to another nation and has even thought of as been the most religious country in the world. However, Tibet was invaded and Annexed by China in 1950. Yet, China Tibet ASSERTs That Should be rightfully STI under control. They argue that the Tibetans That Have documents signed invited the Chinese to occupy Tibet in order to help the Tibetans. The Chinese claim to Have Greatly improved the conditions of Tibet; bring bringing them such…

pitch you’re going to hear is that it is for an animated film project, which allows us to save some costs and yet be even more adventurous. I got the idea from a Chinese graphic novel and I have lined up Chinese investors to bring the idea to the screen. So, like, are you ready? Sweet...take a seat. We open in Tibet at a remote location known as Snow Mountain. There are flocks of sheep who roam the countryside and are protected by a team of Tibetan Mastiff dogs. Worried about the potential for…

In 1950, China forced Tibet to be part of the People’s Republic of China. The People’s Republic of China was created by Mao Zedong, he wanted it to become the “the people’s democratic republic”. This was not as simple as it sounds. China gave no choice to the Tibetans on whether or not they could join. China was not so considerate when doing so. China was very brutal to Tibet. What China has done to Tibet, causes them to be seen as an independent state, which is no good for Tibet. The upcoming…

The tulku system will probably not survive because the Dalai Lama has far less influence than he used to have. This is primarily the result of the People’s Republic of China’s aggressive political maneuverings in Tibet and the resulting weakened state of Tibetan Buddhist culture. The current Dalai Lamai cannot even fully act as head of the Tibetan state because of the state’s fragmentation and his exile. The People’s Republic of China has caused irreversible damage to the tulku system. By…

In the September of 1949, a radio broadcast was sent out saying that Tibet was a part of China and that anyone who disagreed would “Crack his skull against the mailed fist of the PLA [People’s Liberation Army]” This marked the beginning of a shift in the history of both Tibet and China, where China successfully takes control of Tibet which has lasted until present day. For the past half century, this control has been a hotly debated question, bringing into question whether or not China should…

Despite living a life that many would considered anything but mundane, the Dalai Lama describes himself as a “Simple Buddhist Monk” (“Brief Biography”). “Lhamo Thondup was born in July of 1935 to a farming family in northeast Tibet. By the age of six Thondup was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama after passing a series of test that included sectioning a series of person items once owned by the 13th Dalai Lama (“Brief Biography”). Shortly after Thondup recognition as the new…

will explain how not only Chinas suzerainty and subsequent annexation of Tibet, has influenced Tibet and its environment as well as western perspective on the issue but also how globalization and the march for modernity have contributed to this. what originally started as a relationship between conqueror and the conquered when the Mongols led by Kublai Khan invaded china and Tibet and established the yuan dynasty, centuries later the then Qing dynasty then established a sporadic protectorate…

Although the Dalai Lama has been of fundamental importance to advocate non-violent approaches to policies and has never claimed to be seeking an independent nation status for Tibet, disputes between the two States have frequently escalated into violent conflict. After almost 10 years of the guerrilla war between Tibetan rebels and China’s The People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers, on the 17th March 1959, the political and spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama was forced to flee his own…