Examines human cultures, societies, and social structures, often through ethnographic fieldwork.
end quote of definition of Cultural Anthropology from Google AI:
So, for me at that point during the 1990s I was interested in researching and publishing works on Tibetan Culture because I felt it had a lot to teach mankind about both spiritual and physical survival. Why?
First of all, this is a culture which flourished between 8000 and 15,000 feet in elevation which is hard to begin with.
Then it also had Buddhism and BonPo Mountain traditions which melded together starting as far back as 233 AD but Really got going during King Trisong Detsun's reign in the 700s because of Mahasiddha Padmasambhava from Nalanda Buddhist University in Nalanda, Bihar, India.
So, I thought that Barley which could grow at high Altitude with Yak Milk and butter turned into Tsampa which is roasted barley flour which is added often to Yak Butter or Yak Milk was interesting for surviving at high Altitudes of 8000 to 15,000 feet.
and I also thought that the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Buddhism was really interesting in how it developed as a non-violent religion in Tibet which originally was a very violent place to begin with.
So, I felt that since I had lived around Tibetan Lamas a lot with my family while traveling for 4 months through Asia (my then wife and 3 children who are all in their 50s now (children that is). in 1985 and 1986.
However, before I could actually do this my now ex-wife and I got a divorce and this changed this dream to basically making sure my kids all survived and went to college and were okay. all of them are married now and my son has a son about 10 years old. So, raising the children turned out okay at least.
However, I still am interested in Tibetan Culture and Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan Lamas and monks and that whole way of thinking which is basically non-violent sort of like Mahatma Gandhi in India.
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