松赞干布
English translation: Songtsan Gampo
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peer agreement (net): +1Songtsan Gampo Explanation: Please see reference for details. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 36 mins (2007-11-10 13:40:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Also in another spellin system: Srong-brtsan-sgam-po as in: http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-562038/article-9069322 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 43 mins (2007-11-10 13:47:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry for typo: spelling instead of spellin :D In English Tibetan names are transcribed in two ways: 1 Transliteration according to Tibetan spelling 2 Transcription according to pronunciation That's why we have two versions here. I hope someone speaks Tibetan could offer his/her suggestion here. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 47 mins (2007-11-10 13:51:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Srong-brtsan-sgam-po 松赞干布 Tibetan king (crowned 629) who extended his dominion to include Nepal and parts of India and China and whose reign marked the beginning of recorded history in Tibet. He commissioned a court scholar to create the Tibetan written language using an Indo-European model for the script. Because two of his wives, a Nepalese and a Chinese princess, were Buddhists, he is credited by lama historians with... http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-562038/article-9069322 Reference: http://english.cctv.com/program/travelogue/20050831/100706.s... |
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