PREFACE
ILLUSTRATED MANUAL OF THE ORAL EPIC KING GESAR
Gods and Figures Described in the Oral Epic King Gesar
Illustrated Manual of the Oral Epic King Gesar
The Birth of the Hero
Ascending the Throne by Winning the Horse Race
The Great War between Mot and Ling
The Great War between Hot and Ling: the Invasion by Hot
The Great War between Hor and Ling: the Conquest of Hot
The Great War between Jiang and Ling
The Great War between Moin and Ling
The Conquest of Dashi and Obtaining Its Treasures
The Conquest of Ngazha and Obtaining Its Agates
The Conquest of Qeri and Obtaining Its Corals
The Conquest of Kachi and Obtaining Its Jade
The Conquest of Zhari and Obtaining Its Medicines
The Great War between Thogru and Ling
Triumph over Hell
THE ART OF THANGKA
Drethang - Buddhist Thangka
Manthang - Thangka on Medicine
Zithang - Calendar Thangka
Zongthang - Thangka of the Oral Epic King Gesar
The Production of Zongthang
NEW DEVELOPMENTS OF ZONGTHANG
Paintings on King Gesar by Ballad Singers
Illustrations Project for the Selected Edition of King Gesar in Tibetan
The Gesar Thangka Project of the Tibet Academy of Social Sciences
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