ARTH 161- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 12 pages long!)
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Lecture 1: background, geography & cultural setting of himalaya (the land of snow, introduction to mah y na and vajray na buddhism (see below, history of tibet (tibetan: bod , chinese: tubo /xizang ) Period of king srong bstan sgampo (ruled ca. Both of his wives was buddhist so he converted and changed the country from militaristic to a more peaceful kingdom: potala palace, lhasa. The chinese repressed tibetan cultures and the tibetan people are afraid of losing their identity. The artist parents were pro-chinese but he was not. When he went to study in the chinese capital, he realized he didn"t belong there either and no one like him: chen danqing, the workers weep though the harvest is good, 1976. 9. 9, (1976). The farmers working in the field while listening to the news of the death of their leader mao zedong. It was painted in a romantic realism: nuwang respa, white moon; red banner, 1980s.
