Tibet: History, Culture, and Religion

This is an introduction to the real Tibet, a complex intersection of multifaceted geopolitical concerns.

A deeper look into the many negotiations between the Dalai Lama, as the Tibetan leader, and China.

The history of the Gelug tradition started in 1359 with a drop of blood from the umbilical cord of a monk named Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa;Tsongkhapa went on to become the first of about 100 leaders of the Gelug sect.

The creation story of Tibetan people; One of the earliest creation stories includes a pre-Darwinian idea of evolution.

The Tibetan "Epic of Gesar", is considered to be the longest piece of literature in the world, at an estimated one million lines; the "Epic of Gesar" is included in UNESCO'S Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The Tibetan language did not exist in standard written form until the seventh century.