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Título: The Global Implications of Tibetan Interdependence
Autores: Esposito, John
Fecha: 2012-10-14
Publicador: Asia Journal of Global Studies
Fuente:
Tipo: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Tema: No aplica
Descripción: Tibetan history is marked by its inability to become independent of foreign occupiers and antagonists. Today, it is under the coercive rule of China, which claims it as a historical possession. This is quite ironic in the sense that Tibet's long-term desire for autonomy transgresses one of the fundamental principles of Buddhism, namely, the notion that all phenomena arise together in a mutually interdependent web of cause and effect. A careful look at the present state of the world's food and water supply would lend much credence to such a belief. Indeed, if current projections and trends are accurate, particularly those concerning climate and population, then the disappearing glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau will impinge upon every corner of the earth. After reviewing how Tibet has come to occupy this prominent place at the center of global affairs, possible scenarios are explored as to how this will materialize in the ensuing decades. While all such prognostications can be subject to question, what seems certain is that humanity's place on an increasingly fragile planet is inextricably linked to the future of Tibet.
Idioma: Inglés