PPT-The Tibetan Plateau

Providing Fresh Water to 13 of Humanity 2013 Rapid Glacial Melt 7 per year The Tibetan Water Diversion Project. Chapter . 8:. Tibetan Buddhism as . practical religion. Main topics covered. Introduction. Practical . religion . in Indian Buddhism. Practical . religion . in Tibet. Lamas, monks and monasteries as fields of karma. Chapter . 10: . Tibetan Buddhism, . women . and . gender. Main topics covered. . Introduction. Gender in Tibetan . society. Women’s religious roles within Indian Buddhism. Women religious roles within Tibetan Buddhism. Chapter 6:. Ethics and Tibetan Buddhism. Main topics covered. Introduction. Bases for Buddhist ethics. Alternative moral dimensions in Tibetan Buddhist society. Historical dimensions. Key points 1. The Tibetan Steppe Many major rivers originate in the Tibetan Steppe , including the Yellow, Yangtze, Mekong, Salween, Indus, Sutlej, Ganges and Brahmaputra. The pres-ervation and management of t Q. uantify aridity changes in the Tibetan Plateau (TP) in recent decades and attribute changes to different climatic factors. Approach. Use the ratio of precipitation to potential evapotranspiration (P/PET) as an aridity index. . eruption (. Heiken. and McCoy, JGR, 1984). This is before the the eruption; then show a large eruption. Santorini. . eruption (. Heiken. and McCoy, JGR, 1984). This is right after the eruption. One of the world’s most complex religions. Tibetan Buddhism. It borrows from many faiths.. It is practiced at many levels.. It evolves.. It has no definitive canon of scriptures. . It has many branches and spokespersons. . Broxton W. Bird. 1. , Lonnie G. Thompson. 1. , . Tandong. . Yao. 2. 1. The Ohio State University, Byrd Polar Research Center, 1090 . Carmack. rd. Columbus Ohio, 43210, USA. 2. Institute of Tibetan . Chapter 2:. The development of Buddhism in Tibet. Main topics covered. . Indian Buddhism and the transmission of Buddhism to Tibet. The establishment of Buddhism in Tibet and the development of the main Buddhist traditions of Tibet. Chapter . 8:. Tibetan Buddhism as . practical religion. Main topics covered. Introduction. Practical . religion . in Indian Buddhism. Practical . religion . in Tibet. Lamas, monks and monasteries as fields of karma. Chapter 11:. The Bon religion of Tibet. Main topics covered. Introduction. Yungdrung Bon. Bonpo narratives and teachings. Bonpo history and the relationship with Buddhism. The history of . Bon . Chapter 12:. Tibetan Buddhism today . and tomorrow. Main . topics covered. Introduction. Tibetan Buddhism in the People’s Republic of China. Tibetan Buddhism in the Himalayas and the Tibetan . diaspora. Asian Folklore Studies, Volume 58, 1999: 189…203 ) Village, Gnyan thog Township,Tongren County ) TibetanAutonomous Prefecture, is located in the east-central part ofQinghai Province, situated in 0118/E90331/980866wycli31eorgTHE PLANTHE IMPACTTHE PEOPLEThe people who speak the Plateau Teke language are part of a larger people group 151 the Bateke 151 who are spread across the central region of