Chapter One Prehistory Period Section One The origin of the name "bod-ljong" Section Two The formation of Tibetan plateau Section Three The origin of Tibetan people Chapter Two The Royal Lineage of Pugyal Chapter Three The Royal Lineage of Tubo Tsenpo Section One Tsenpo Songtsen Gampo Section Two Gungsong Gungsten and Mangsong Mangtsen Section Three Tsenpo Dusong Mangpoje Section Four Tsenpo Tride Tsugtsen Section Five Trisong Detsen Section Six Prince Muni Tsenp
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The Death Price and the medical expense compensation were supposed to be paid in gold and silver. However, in reality silver could be used to take the place of gold. 2) Not stealing code It's a criminal law about punishing thieves. If a thief stole treasures in a temple or from Buddha statues, pagodas, Buddhist scriptures, the criminal should pay an indemnity one hundred times as much as the value of the stolen object. If the property of the king or ministers were stolen, the thief should pay an indemnity eighty times as much as the value of the stolen object. If the property of the common people were stolen, the thief should pay an indemnity eight times as much as the value of the stolen object. The principal criminal who rioted and stole would be given capital punishment or exiled. 3) Not indulging in sexual misconduct code Assault was regarded as felony. The limbs of a fornicator would be cut off. He or she would be reduced to serf and sent into exile in frontier regions. Those who raped princess or other noble women would be punished by cutting off their limbs. Those who raped other man's wife would be punished with hanging. 4) Not lying code When a crime or litigation happened, the prosecutor and defender must explain in court the details about what had happened. If the offender refused to admit his mistake or tried to get away with it. He must swear to his dharmapala as witness. This was called cleansing the heart of sin by way of argument"(Nyonham Nadaggi Shalci). 5) No drinking alcohol code If somebody drank too much alcohol and caused serve harm, he must be punished according to law. 6) Serfs not rebelling against their masters code was a law that forbade serfs from rebelling. The common people and serfs must obey the rule of their masters and pay taxes. In addition, they should not betray and rebel against their masters. 7) Not grave robbing code was a law that forbade people fromstealing property from graves."
