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Tibetan folklore

the wise monkey and the ogress on Mount Gongpori under Avalokiteśvara’s light, symbolizing the origin of the Tibetan people.

The Origin of the Tibetan People

Long before the snows settled over the Himalayas and the rivers carved their silver paths across the land, Tibet was a vast wilderness of mountains and forests. No human voice echoed across its valleys, and only spirits, animals, and gods walked upon its sacred peaks. It was a place of beauty and danger, waiting for harmony to be born. From
a clever hare tricking a roaring lion into jumping into a forest well.

The Hare and the Lion

Long ago, deep in the green valleys and misty forests of Tibet, there lived a great lion, fierce, proud, and feared by all creatures. He was the strongest and most terrible beast in the land. Every day, he prowled through the forest, roaring with hunger and devouring any animal that

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