Chapter Ⅰ
Tibetan Literature in the Age of Oral Tradition
Natural and Cultural Literature Environment
in the Age of Oral Tradition
Oral Tradition--the Cornerstone ofOral Literature
Three Treasures in Tibetan Literature--Sgrung,Ldevu and Bon
Philosophical Expression of Tibetan Oral Literature: Proverbs
Chapter Ⅱ
The Agglomeration of Tibetan Oral Tradition: Gesar
Introduction
Origins: Social and Cultural Context
Singers of Fairy Tales
Text and Its Evolution
Conservation and Preservation
Chapter Ⅲ
Basic Types and Texts of Written Literature (I)
Tibetan as Medium for Written Literature
The Translation of Buddhist Scriptures as
the Beginning of Written Literature
Buddhist Literature
Historical Literature
Chapter Ⅳ
Basic Types and Texts of Written Literature (II)
Biographical Literature
Terma Literature
Poetry
Novels
The Collection of Letters
Chapter Ⅴ
The Literature Genres between Oral Language
and Written Language
Religious Song
Maxim
Persuasion
Tibetan Opera