Greater Tibet cultural sphere
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The Greater Tibet cultural sphere is a broad trans-Himalayan region historically shaped by Tibetan language, religion, and customs, encompassing Tibet proper and adjacent areas influenced by Tibetan civilization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greater Tibet cultural sphere canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ trans-Himalayan region ⓘ |
| definedBy |
shared Tibetan cultural practices
ⓘ
shared Tibetan linguistic heritage ⓘ shared Tibetan religious institutions ⓘ |
| hasCoreRegion |
central Tibet
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Tibet
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ Ü-Tsang ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
Tibetan festival calendar
ⓘ
Tibetan medicinal traditions ⓘ Tibetan monastic institutions ⓘ Tibetan pastoral and agricultural lifeways ⓘ Tibetan ritual dance ⓘ Tibetan script usage ⓘ Tibetan thangka painting ⓘ Tibetan-style fortresses and monasteries ⓘ |
| historicallyShapedBy |
Tibetan Empire
ⓘ
spread of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ trans-Himalayan trade routes ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Qinghai
ⓘ
surface form:
Amdo
Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ
surface form:
Arunachal Pradesh Tibetan areas
Bhutan ⓘ Dolpa region ⓘ
surface form:
Dolpo
Gansu Tibetan areas ⓘ Kham ⓘ Ladakh ⓘ Lahaul ⓘ Mustang ⓘ Qinghai ⓘ
surface form:
Qinghai Tibetan areas
Sikkim ⓘ Spiti Valley ⓘ Tibetan areas in Yunnan ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sichuan Tibetan areas
Tibetan areas in Yunnan ⓘ
surface form:
Yunnan Tibetan areas
Zanskar Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Zanskar
other high Himalayan valleys of Nepal ⓘ |
| influencedByCulture |
Tibetan architecture
ⓘ
Buddhist art ⓘ
surface form:
Tibetan art
Tibetan customs ⓘ Tibetan literature ⓘ Tibetan music ⓘ |
| influencedByLanguage | Tibetan language ⓘ |
| influencedByReligion |
Bön
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Transhimalaya ⓘ |
| spansModernState |
Bhutan
ⓘ
China ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
surface form:
Pakistan-administered areas
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.