Tibetan calendar — The Tibetan calendar is a lunisolar calendar, that is, the Tibetan year is composed of either 12 or 13 lunar months, each beginning and ending with a new moon. A thirteenth month is added approximately every three years, so that an average… … Wikipedia
Tibetan culture — Tibetan Monk churning butter tea Tibetan culture developed under the influence of a number of factors. Contact with neighboring countries and cultures including Nepal, India and China have influenced the development of Tibetan culture, but the… … Wikipedia
Tibetan Buddhism — [An alternative term, lamaism , apparently derives from Chinese lama jiao and was used to distinguish Tibetan Buddhism from Han Chinese Buddhism, fo jiao . The term was taken up by western scholars including Hegel, as early as 1822. (cite book… … Wikipedia
Tibetan Astrology — AnimalsThe animals cycle in an archetypal progression or continuüm: HareDragonnakeHorseheepApe/MonkeyBird/Garuda/RoosterDogPigMouse/RatBull/Elephant/OxTigerTibetan calendar: * Note: The start date of Losar depends on what time zone one is in. For … Wikipedia
Tibetan Festivals — In Tibet, the Tibetan calendar lags approximately four to six weeks behind the solar calendar. For example the Tibetan First Month usually falls in February, the Fifth Month June or early July and the Eight Month in September.LosarThe Tibetan… … Wikipedia
Tibetan people — བོད་པ། 藏族 Top: Milarepa • Thubten Gyatso • Buton Rinchen Drub • Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme • Gendun Drup Bottom … Wikipedia
Tibetan cuisine — reflects local climes and customs. Few crops grow at the high altitudes that characterize Tibet, although a few areas in Tibet are low enough to grow such crops as rice, oranges, bananas, and lemon.[1] The most important crop is barley. Flour… … Wikipedia
Tibetan art — 15/16th century carved manuscript cover. An excellent example of the Tibetan carvers art with simple designs containing sacred elements. Sculpted and lacquered, this manuscript cover has stupas and canopies within geometric designs. Primary to… … Wikipedia
Calendar — For other uses, see Calendar (disambiguation). For the Gregorian calendar for this year, see Common year starting on Saturday. A page from the Hindu calendar 1871–1872. A calendar is a system of organizing days for social, religious, commercial,… … Wikipedia
Calendar of 1997 — ▪ 1998 JANUARY JANUARY 1 Ghanaian Kofi Annan replaces Egyptian Boutros Boutros Ghali in the position of United Nations secretary general. Among those knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in the annual New Year s Day ceremony is pop musician … Universalium
