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