Tibet Culture Facts
Tibetan Thangka Paintings
A thangka, also known as tangka, thanka or tanka is a painting on silk with embroidery, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala of some sort. The thankga is not a flat creation like an oil painting or acrylic painting but by a picture panel painted or embroidered over a textile.
Tibetan Mastiff Dogs
The Tibetan Mastiff is an ancient breed and type of domestic dog originating with nomadic cultures of Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tibet and Central Asia.
Tibetan Drums
Among the Tibetan people, drums are an important part of the accompaniment for religious and social dances and for dances by special performers. In the Qinghai-Tibet plateau region, large cylindrical drums with cowhide heads, low and resonant in tone, were once an important part of the ceremonial equipment of every monastery.
Tibetan Folk Songs & Dance
The tunes of the Tibetan folk songs are strong or weak, long or short, and the chorus singers join the lead singer in various numbers and at different times. Chinese folk music is usually composed of five, six or seven-note scales.
Tibetan Opera & Drama
The Tibetan opera is one of the oldest drama forms among China's minority nationalities. For hundred of years it has been performed in Tibet as well as in Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan provinces.
Religions Of Tibet
The Religion in Tibet has made a great effect on the history, culture and life of Tibetan people for thousands of years. Almost people are faithful to it. Religion is very important to the Tibetans with everything being centered around it.
Tibetan Monks and Lamas
Religious life in Tibet revolves around monks and monasteries. The Tibetan word for monk, "trapa," is used to refer three main sorts of monastery residents: students (monks), and scholars and teachers (lamas).
Tibetan Funeral & Burial Ritual
The Tibetan funeral customs have been greatly influenced by Tibetan Buddhism and Bon Religion. Generally, funeral rituals practiced in Tibet are stupa burial, sky burial(celestial burial), fire burial (cremation ), water burial, earth burial and tree burial.
Tibetan New Year Losar
The celebration of Losar (Tibetan New Year) predates Buddhism in Tibet and can be traced back to the pre-Buddhist period for early tradition that every winter a spiritual ceremony was held, in which people offered large quantities of incense to appease the local spirits, deities and 'protectors'.
Tibetan Khata & Butter Tea
Butter tea, also known as Po Cha or Goor Goor in local Ladakhi terms, is a drink of the Tibetans and some other ethnic groups in southwestern China. and The Tibetans commonly give a kind acknowledgment of "Tashi Delek" (meaning good luck) at the time of presenting.
Shoton Festival
The Shoton Festival, widely known as the Yogurt Festival or Banquet, is an annual festival held at Norbulingka or "Jewel Park" palace in Lhasa, Tibet. Shoton is a transliteration of two words in the Tibetan language which means "the Yoghurt (Sho) Banquet (Ton)".
