藏族口传史诗《格萨尔王》唐卡

PREFACE

ILLUSTRATED MANUAL OF THE ORAL EPIC KING GESAR

Gods and Figures Described in the Oral Epic King Gesar

Illustrated Manual of the Oral Epic King Gesar

The Birth of the Hero

Ascending the Throne by Winning the Horse Race

The Great War between Mot and Ling

The Great War between Hot and Ling： the Invasion by Hot

The Great War between Hor and Ling： the Conquest of Hot

The Great War between Jiang and Ling

The Great War between Moin and Ling

The Conquest of Dashi and Obtaining Its Treasures

The Conquest of Ngazha and Obtaining Its Agates

The Conquest of Qeri and Obtaining Its Corals

The Conquest of Kachi and Obtaining Its Jade

The Conquest of Zhari and Obtaining Its Medicines

The Great War between Thogru and Ling

Triumph over Hell

THE ART OF THANGKA

Drethang - Buddhist Thangka

Manthang - Thangka on Medicine

Zithang - Calendar Thangka

Zongthang - Thangka of the Oral Epic King Gesar

The Production of Zongthang

NEW DEVELOPMENTS OF ZONGTHANG

Paintings on King Gesar by Ballad Singers

Illustrations Project for the Selected Edition of King Gesar in Tibetan

The Gesar Thangka Project of the Tibet Academy of Social Sciences

REFERENCE

POSTSCRIPT

《魅力西藏：藏族口传史诗唐卡（英）》讲述史诗《格萨尔王传》是藏族地区民间口头传说的一部文学巨著，讲的是藏族古代一个著名的英雄人物的故事。格萨尔是一个神通广大、法力无边的、和人民鱼水相依的英雄人物。《格萨尔王传》不仅是一部思想性和艺术性极高的民间文学巨著，而且是一部内容丰富的历史。史诗中，不仅写战争，而且由于战争的牵动，把当时社会的政治生活，战争双方的军事组织，以及涉及到的奴隶主之间的生产关系，都一一地展示出来，使我们清楚地了解吐蕃王朝的建立。这中间的四百年，藏族史书记载得很简单、很少，而《魅力西藏：藏族口传史诗《格萨尔王》唐卡（英）》却从侧面帮助我们了解这一段西藏地区的政治、经济情况。