PREFACE 

ILLUSTRATED MANUAL OF THE ORAL EPIC KING GESAR 

Gods and Figures Described in the Oral Epic King Gesar 

Illustrated Manual of the Oral Epic King Gesar 

The Birth of the Hero 

Ascending the Throne by Winning the Horse Race 

The Great War between Mot and Ling 

The Great War between Hot and Ling: the Invasion by Hot 

The Great War between Hor and Ling: the Conquest of Hot 

The Great War between Jiang and Ling 

The Great War between Moin and Ling 

The Conquest of Dashi and Obtaining Its Treasures 

The Conquest of Ngazha and Obtaining Its Agates 

The Conquest of Qeri and Obtaining Its Corals 

The Conquest of Kachi and Obtaining Its Jade 

The Conquest of Zhari and Obtaining Its Medicines 

The Great War between Thogru and Ling 

Triumph over Hell 

THE ART OF THANGKA 

Drethang - Buddhist Thangka 

Manthang - Thangka on Medicine 

Zithang - Calendar Thangka 

Zongthang - Thangka of the Oral Epic King Gesar 

The Production of Zongthang 

NEW DEVELOPMENTS OF ZONGTHANG 

Paintings on King Gesar by Ballad Singers 

Illustrations Project for the Selected Edition of King Gesar in Tibetan 

The Gesar Thangka Project of the Tibet Academy of Social Sciences 

REFERENCE 

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