A report on Tibet and 2008 Tibetan unrest

Map of the approximate extent of the three provinces, Ü-Tsang, Amdo, and Kham, of the Tibetan Empire (8th century) overlaid on a map of modern borders.

Orange refers to Tibet's original land boundaries, subdivided into provinces by China and designated as Tibetan (and other ethnic minorities) autonomous areas.

Tibetan family in Kham attending a horse festival

Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara of Jainism is considered to have attained nirvana near Mount Kailash in Tibet in Jain tradition.

Map of the Tibetan Empire at its greatest extent between the 780s and the 790s CE

Tibetans arrested by Chinese authorities. The signs list their crime and their name.

Putuo Zongcheng Temple, a Buddhist temple complex in Chengde, Hebei, built between 1767 and 1771. The temple was modeled after the Potala Palace.

Edmund Geer during the 1938–1939 German expedition to Tibet

Rogyapas, an outcast group, early 20th century. Their hereditary occupation included disposal of corpses and leather work.

A poster saying "Thank you India. 50 years in Exile." Manali. 2010

Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas above 1600 m – topography. Tibet is often called the "roof of the world".

Himalayas, on the southern rim of the Tibetan plateau

Basum Tso in Gongbo'gyamda County, eastern Tibet

Looking across the square at Jokhang temple, Lhasa

The Tibetan yak is an integral part of Tibetan life

Pastoral nomads constitute about 40% of the ethnic Tibetan population.

Buddhist monks practicing debate in Drepung Monastery

The Phugtal Monastery in south-east Zanskar

A Ceremonial Priest's Yak Bone Apron - Courtesy the Wovensouls Collection

Monkhood in Tibet, Xigatse area, August 2005

Protests in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, by monks and nuns on 10 March have been viewed as the start of the demonstrations.

- 2008 Tibetan unrest

Human rights organisations have been critical of the Beijing and Lhasa governments' approach to human rights in the region when cracking down on separatist convulsions that have occurred around monasteries and cities, most recently in the 2008 Tibetan unrest.

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Ganden Monastery

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1985 photo of a portion of Ganden Monastery ruins (with some new buildings) destroyed by the People's Liberation Army in 1959, after Tibetan's March 10th Lhasa protest and the flight to exile of the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet.

Part of Ganden Monastery, Tibet in 1921. Tsongkhapa's tomb is in the center left, close to it on the right with four large pillars is the Assembly Hall of the monastery, and the house where the Ganden Tripa lived and the Dalai Lama's apartments under gilt roofs.

Ganden monastery after repainting in November 2013

Ganden Monastery (also Gaden or Gandain) or Ganden Namgyeling or Monastery of Gahlden is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries of Tibet.

During the 2008 Tibetan uprising anniversary, Ganden Monastery monks participated in the mass demonstrations and protests which began on 10 March and spread throughout Tibet.

Tsarong Dazang Dramdul and several Tibetan monks captured by the PLA during the uprising

1959 Tibetan uprising

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17 March 1959: Thousands of Tibetan women surround the Potala Palace, the main residence of the Dalai Lama, to protest against Chinese rule and repression in Lhasa, Tibet. Hours later, fighting broke out and the Dalai Lama was forced to flee to safety in India. Photograph: AP

The Jokhang, on whose roof the last Tibetan rebels had placed machine guns to defend themselves against the PLA

The 1959 Tibetan uprising (also known by other names) began on 10 March 1959, when a revolt erupted in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, which had been under the effective control of the People's Republic of China since the Seventeen Point Agreement was reached in 1951.

According to Warren W. Smith, this move was a "counter-propaganda" celebration following the 10 March 2008 unrest in Tibet.

14th Dalai Lama

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House where the 14th Dalai Lama was born in Taktser, Amdo

Lhasa's Potala Palace, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site, pictured in 2019

Territorial extent of Tibet and approximate line of the Chinese Communist advance in 1950

An iconic photo showing Panchen Lama (left), Mao and Dalai Lama (right) at Qinzheng Hall on 11 September 1954, four days before they attended the 1st National People's Congress.

Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai meeting with Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama to celebrate Tibetan New Year, 1955

Rare shot of an adult Dalai Lama (right) and Panchen Lama (left) without eyeglasses. 1954–1955.

Abandoned former quarters of the Dalai Lama at the Potala. The empty vestment placed on the throne symbolises his absence

In 1967, Dalai Lama was out of India for the first time since he resided there from 1959. The Japanese government granted him visa on the condition he would not attack PRC while in Japan.

The flag of Tibet (designed by the 13th Dalai Lama) shares the stage with Gyatso on 10 April 2010 in Zurich, Switzerland

Gyatso during a visit to Washington, D.C. in 1997

Gyatso giving teachings at Sissu, Lahaul

The Dalai Lama's main teaching room at Dharamshala

Dalai Lama conferring Kalachakra initiation at Bodh Gaya, India, December 1985

Overview of teaching venue at Bodh Gaya Kalachakra, 1985

Remains of Dalai Lama's Baby Austin car. Lhasa, 1993

Remains of Dalai Lama's Dodge car. Lhasa, 1993

The Dalai Lama in Vienna, Austria, in 2012

Stone Plaque at a plantation by Tenzin in Amaravathi

The Dalai Lama meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016

The Dalai Lama meeting with Congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner in 2011

The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to Tenzin Gyatso in 2007

The Dalai Lama receiving a Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. From left: Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Senate President pro tempore Robert Byrd and U.S. President George W. Bush

The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, known as Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: bsTan-vdzin rgya-mtsho); né Lhamo Thondup), known as Gyalwa Rinpoche to the Tibetan people, is the current Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and former head of state of Tibet.

In October 2008 in Japan, the Dalai Lama addressed the 2008 Tibetan violence that had erupted and that the Chinese government accused him of fomenting.

Sera Monastery

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Gilt images of a bodhisattva and lamas in Sera Monastery

Images of deities in a Chapel in the Sera

Je Tsongkhapa, who lived for some time as a hermit in Pabonka

Ruins of 16 Arhats of Keutsang or Keutsang East Hermitage, destroyed after 1959

Monks practicing their debating skills following afternoon meditation, Sera Monastery

Young monks printing scriptures. Sera Monastery, 1993

thumb|Cooking at Sera Monastery, Lhasa. 1993

Woodblocks for printing, Sera monastery in Tibet, 2013

Sera Monastery ( "Wild Roses Monastery"; ) is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries of Tibet, located 1.25 mi north of Lhasa and about 5 km north of the Jokhang.

The reason for this decline is attributed to the 2008 Tibetan unrest.

Drepung Monastery

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Ganden Phodrang, the Dalai Lama's residence

thumb|Destroyed buildings at Drepung, 1993

Drepung Monastery (, "Rice Heap Monastery"), located at the foot of Mount Gephel, is one of the "great three" Gelug university gompas (monasteries) of Tibet.

The first reported demonstration during the 2008 Tibetan uprising anniversary was on 10 March 2008, when a group of 300-400 monks from Drepung monastery marched to Lhasa's center demanding religious freedom and the release of Drepung monks arrested a year earlier.

Tibetan independence movement

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According to the 14th Dalai Lama, the CIA supported the Tibetan independence movement in the 1960's "not because they (the CIA) cared about Tibetan independence, but as part of their worldwide efforts to destabilize all communist governments".

"Free Tibet" LED Banner at Bird's Nest, Beijing, 19 August 2008.

Pro-Tibetan protesters come into contact with pro-Chinese protesters in San Francisco

The Tibetan independence movement is the political movement advocating for the separation and independence of Tibet from the People's Republic of China.

The main mosque in Lhasa was burned down by Tibetans and Chinese Hui Muslims were violently assaulted by Tibetan rioters in the 2008 Tibetan unrest.