Gérard and his trip to Tibet in 1988

There is no Way to Happiness...Happiness IS the Way
Dalai Lama

The Symbolism of the Tibetan National Flag

1. The White snow mountain in the center depicts the land of the great nation of Tibet.

2.The six red rays emanating from the sun symbolize the six original peoples of Tibet: the Se, Mu, Dong, Tong, Dru, and Ra.

3. The blue rays symbolize the commitment to spirtual and secular rule.

4. The pair of snow-lions symbolize the complete victory of the spiritual and secular rule.

5. The three-sided yellow border reresents the flourishing of the Buddha's teachings. The side without a border represents Tibet's openness to non Buddhist thought.

6. The raised jewel symbolizes Tibet's reverence for the three Precious Gems:
the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha.

TIBET

Geography :

Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas

Gérard Chambre and his private album

short summary, text Wikipedia 2013
Lhasa is Tibet's traditional capital and the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region. It contains two world heritage sites – the Potala Palace and Norbulingka, which were the residences of the Dalai Lama. Lhasa contains a number of significant temples and monasteries, including Jokhang and Ramoche Temple.

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In 1988 Gérard Chambre travelled to Tibet, when the country had started to open it's doors again after the invasion of China. He visited Tibet's capital Lhasa, the Potala Palace and some smaller monasteries. The purpose of his trip, filming on location to prepare a short film for French television « Roadmap to Tibet ».
On some of the photos on the slide show, we can see Gérard visiting a small temple (Predung temple). In the streets the monks are engaged in a public debate where Gérard tried to participate also...! He appreciates the philosophy of life of Buddhism very much - and we have to thank Gérard for the beautiful quotation above There is no Way to Happiness...Happiness IS the Way ( by Dalai Lama) which he has chosen in person for us.

as a side note: unfortunately no TV Channel bought the excellent film material, which I was able to watch the other day...

J'aimerais exprimer les sincères remerciements à Gérard Chambre pour m'avoir fourni de rares documents venant de sa collection personnelle .

Tibetan Plateau map by www.meltdownintibet.com