Episode 2.10 – The Royal Court
(Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Photo of a Tibetan nomad’s tent, made from black yak hair. Tents like this – though …
(Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Photo of a Tibetan nomad’s tent, made from black yak hair. Tents like this – though …
(Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons. 1993 Photo of the Zhol Pillar, the stele erected by minister Takdra Lukhong which contains a …
(Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Photo of a Tibetan Empire era Buddha statue. The Princess Jincheng brought with her a group …
(Image credit: Wikimedia Commons. Painting on the Dunhuang caves depicting the forces of Chinese general Zhang Yichao retaking the Four …
(Image credit: Wikimedia Commons. Chinese portrait of Prime Minister Gar Tongtsen, an instrumental figure in the development of early Tibetan …
(Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Picture of the upper story of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, purportedly constructed by the Nepalese …
(Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Image of the Jowo Mikyo Dorje, one of the two holiest statues of the Buddha in …
(Image credit: Wikimedia Commons. Statue of the first Emperor of Tibet, Songtsen Gampo, flanked by two of his wives who …
(Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Depiction of the Yumbulagang Palace, constructed by the first ruler of the Yarlung Dynasty, Nyatri Tsenpo) …
In which we begin our look at the Tibetan Empire of the Early Middle Ages. Tibet is a land of …