Tang–Tibet Treaty Inscription Explained
The Tang-Tibetan Treaty Inscription (;) is a stone pillar standing outside the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The inscription is written in both Tibetan and Classical Chinese, concerning the Changqing Treaty between the Tibetan Empire and Tang Empire in A.D. 821/823.[1] Amy Heller's book Tibetan Art describes it as one of the most important treaties between the Tang and Tibet.[2] Inscription states the relationship of Tang and Tibet as uncle and nephew of same family. [3]
| Data1: | | S: | 唐蕃会盟碑 | | T: | 唐蕃會盟碑 | | P: | Táng-Bō Huìméng Bēi | | L: | Tang-Tibet Alliance Monument |
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| Data2: | | Tib: | གཙུག་ལག་ཁང་མདུན་གྱི་རྡོ་རིངས་ | | Wylie: | gtsug lag khang mdun gyi rdo rings | | Literal Tibetan: | The stele in front of the Jokhang Temple |
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Notes and References
- [Hugh Edward Richardson|Richardson, Hugh]
- Book: Heller, Amy. Tibetan Art: Tracing the Development of Spiritual Ideals and Art in Tibet, 600-2000 A.D.. 1999. Jaca Book. 8816690046. Milano, Italy. 49. 42967492.
- དབོན་ཞང་གཉིས ༎ ཆབ་སྲིད གཅྀག་དུ་མོལ་ནས ༎ མཇལ་དུམ་ 舅甥二主 商議社稷如一 The two masters, uncle and nephew, discuss the unity as one country
