Folk Tales from Eastern Tibet an English translation of the traditional tales prevalent in the Amdo region of Tibet was originally published in Japanese by Professor Ryoshun Kajihama Setsunam University.This collection consists of twenty-eight tales; most of which come from the memories of the Tibetans. These folk tales convey a sense of the traditional nomadic life and within them we can catch a glimpse of a nomad’s friendships enmities and conflicts and can get a sense of his or her juys sorrows.Just as in folk tales everywhere this collection includes many animal stories tales of family strife and community division disputes about morals and laws and encounters with magic and magic being. These stories are governed by plots common to all fold tales: the rule of greedy kings is ended; wicked beings are punished and usually the good are rewarded. One such tale the final one in this collection is entitles “The Mare’s Boy” which narrated the story of an extraordinary youth born from a mare who eventually becomes king of the land by defeating the copper-beaked she-devil who threatens the health and prosperity of the community and by living in peace with those who had formerly hurt him.This translation will give non-Tibetan readers a glimpse of Tibetan folk tales and deep these traditions alive for our study and our pleasure today and in the future. The book Falk Tales from Eastern Tibet is an English translation of a work by Tenzin Tashi who collected these traditional stories from his village in the do-med district of eastern Tibet. The publication of this book was originally inspired by the well known folk tale which follow called " Taketori Monogatari." or "Princess Kaguya."

Isbn No.    9788186470367

Author:    Ryoshun Kajihama

Publisher:    Library of Tibetan Works & Archives

Binding:    Paperback

Language :   English

Edition:    1

No. Of Pages :    123

Year Of Publication :   2014