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Tibetan Historiography
By Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp
This essay traces the evolution of Tibetan historiographic writings by analyzing the use of three common names for Tibetan historical works – lo rgyus or “tidings of year(s),” rgyal rabs or “account/story of king(s),” and chos ’byung or “Origin of Buddhism” – as well as investigating a “treasure” history, the Bka’ chems ka khol ma.
Ruins of a fort from the early historical period of Tibet.