Lect. #6– Political Foundations: Kingdoms, Rulers & Neighbors

Lect. # 10 – Lhasa

I. Introduction
     A. Place of the Gods
                 - General information
                     + Size [map]
                          ~ Koras
                          ~ Nangkor
                          ~ Barkor
                          ~ Lingkor

                     + Population
                     + History

II. Founding of Lhasa
    A. Background
        1. Songtsen Gampo
              a. Two princesess & arrival of Buddhism
                 - Nepalese: Bhrikuti (Tib. Belza)
                       +O'thang plain
                 - Chinese: Wencheng (Tib. Gyaza)
                       + Ramoche ("great enclosure")

    B. Tsongkapa and Lhasa
        1. Tsongkapa born in 1355
        2. Great Prayer (Monlam chenmo)
        3. Jokhang (Tsug lhakhang)
        3. Potala
                 - Mapori (Red Hill)