[Buddha-l] [Fwd: Kyabjé Pema Norbu Rinpoche Enters Parinirvana]

[jkirk]

 > Have I got too cynical?

A bit - Of course the language seems way over the top to a
western reader. Tibetan uses a lot of honorific terms which don't
translate well into modern English ~ particularly when Tibetans
think they need to translate them into the sort of language they
are exposed to through satellite TV.......................
- Chris
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Speculating about the elaborate social rituals,  could these
codes have been molded by and under elite Chinese (or possible
older, Eurasian) influences, developing royal courts of lamas, as
it were, modeled after ancient imperial court styles and social
rituals?  
Has anyone written about the history of these?

Joanna