The Hot Tourist Spot Called Tibet
Tibet has rightly been referred to as ‘The Roof of the World’ in all general knowledge books published and read worldwide. The topography of Tibet comprises of a high plateau referred to as the Pamirs spread across Central Asia It is perched at an average altitude of 4,900 meters above the sea level. The social, political and cultural set up of Tibet from the 17th century till 1959 has primarily been spiritual and deeply religious. It finds its roots in the doctrines of Buddhism springing support from the guidelines of the bodhisattva of compassion.
The Tibetan Buddhism is the distinguished form of Vajrayan and finds similarity with the Shingon Buddhist tradition practiced in Japan with distinctive ceremonial rituals and sacred gestures and words. The capital city Lhasa is considered to be the most sacred city of Tibet. The Potala Palace in Lhasa has traditionally been the seat of secretarial and political power administered and executed by the His Holiness Dalai Lamas and his regents till its occupation by the People’s Republic of China in 1959. Currently Tibet has been accorded the status of an autonomous region within the fold of China mainland.