Tibet

Tibet’s history has always been closely linked with the gods who live so close, and in Tibet’s vast and hostile landscape it is easy to conceive the many demons from whom shaman’s offered protection. Some of these demons were real, in the form of bandits and invading Mongol hordes, others reflect the deep spiritual focus of the Tibetan people. With the coming of Buddhism the demons were tamed, converted and turned into protectors- an integral part of the unique way in which Buddhism has developed in Tibet.

In Tibet, people follow Buddhism and his disciplines. People liked pilgrimage as an integral part of life. Monasteries and temples are the most attractive point of town and village.

Tibet is known as the ‘Land of Snows’, and the ‘Roof of the World’. Tibet has one of the richest cultural and spiritual traditions in the world. Capital city of Tibet is Lhasa with the population 403,700 out of 2.62 million in totals. The total area of Tibet is 1,228,800 sq km. The main language use in Tibet is Tibetan and Chinese. The currency of used in Tibet is Yuan Renminbi (CNY).

Culturally Tibet comprises a huge area stretching north into the provinces of Qinghai and Gansu, and east into Sichuan and Yunnan as well as across the Himalaya into Ladakh, northern Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. Politically it has never been fused, its people often in conflict as power, politics and religion are inextricably intertwined.