Buddhist website
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icarusI've been putting together the Tibetan Buddhist section of my website. Two pages up so far:
A Brief (Unvarnished) History of Tibetan Culture
Tibetan Language Programs
A Brief (Unvarnished) History of Tibetan Culture
Tibetan Language Programs
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Date: 2006-04-17 07:41 am (UTC)the way Tibet actually returned several times to get information 'from the source' rather than simply adapting the whole tradition a la Japan and China to fit in entirely with the local systems.
Well, Tibet would have happily adapted Buddhism to the local customs like everyone else, but because of the way it was decimated the local traditions lacked credibility. It was obvious they had big gaps because they knew what they once had.
It's similar to what Cambodia is going through now after Pol Pot, trying to re-establish their culture. The difference is that Tibet had a resource to turn to: India. In Cambodia, a lot has been irretrievably lost.
Icarus