ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Tibetan legend, the Tibetan people originated from the union of a monkey and a female demon. The Chinese Tang dynasty annals (10th century ce) place the Tibetans’ origin among the nomadic pastoral Qiang tribes recorded about 200 bce as inhabiting the great steppe northwest of China.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Tibetan Book of the Dead Quotes. “Are you oblivious to the sufferings of birth, old age, sickness and death? There is no guarantee that you will survive, even past this very day! The time has come [for you] to develop perseverance in [your] practice.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a province-level autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China in Southwest China.

Detailed explanation-4: -The best-known medieval Chinese name for Tibet is Tubo (Chinese: ; or Tǔbō, or Tǔfān, ). This name first appears in Chinese characters as in the 7th century (Li Tai) and as in the 10th-century (Old Book of Tang, describing 608–609 emissaries from Tibetan King Namri Songtsen to Emperor Yang of Sui).