Chapter One
Tibetan Literature in the Age of Oral Tradition
��. Natural and Cultural Literature Environment in the Age
of Oral Tradition
��. Oral Tradition — the Cornerstone of Oral Literature
��. Three Treasures in Tibetan Literature — Sgrung, Ldevu
and Bon
��. Philosophical Expression of Tibetan Oral Literature:
Proverbs
Chapter Two
The Agglomeration of Tibetan Oral Tradition: Gesar
��. Introduction
��. Origins: Social and Cultural Context
��. Singers of Fairy Tales
��. Text and Its Evolution
��. Conservation and Preservation
Chapter Three
Basic Types and Texts of Written Literature (��)
��. Tibetan as Medium for Written Literature
��. The Translation of Buddhist Scriptures as the Beginning
of Written Literature ��. Buddhist Literature
��. Historical Literature
Chapter Four
Basic Types and Texts of Written Literature (��)
��. Biographical Literature
��. Terma Literature
��. Poetry
��. Novels
��. The Collection of Letters
Chapter Five
The Literature Genres between Oral Language
and Written Language
��. Religious Song
��. Maxim
��. Persuasion
��. Tibetan Opera
Acknowledgments