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Welcome! The aim of this project is to standardize and improve articles related to Tibet and the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is also to establish missing articles related to Tibet including geography (Tibetan villages) as well as to improve and create missing articles relating to Tibetan culture and Tibetan Buddhism.

Please also visit Portal:Asia.

Core articles

• Tibet main article
• Tibet Autonomous Region
• Lhasa
• Dalai Lama
• Tibetan Buddhism

See the draft version of List of basic Tibet topics for a list of articles which need to be created.

Assessment statistics

Tibet articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA		1		1			2
GA		3	4	4			11
B	12	29	21	33		6	101
C	7	47	47	119		82	302
Start	6	75	186	318		223	808
Stub		20	60	608		217	905
List	1	5	7	14		11	38
NA		5	7	544	860		1,416
Assessed	26	185	332	1,641	860	539	3,583
Unassessed				1		34	35
Total	26	185	332	1,642	860	573	3,618
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 11,003			Ω = 5.17

Naming conventions

For the transcription of Tibetan words and names, and for the naming of articles, please see the proposed naming convention for Tibetan.

Collaboration of the month

Article creation and expansion

Requested articles

• Four harmonious animals - kind of like the Town Musicians of Bremen, although the point in forming a pyramid is never really made clear. Yaan (talk) 17:27, 9 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Requested photographs

• Requested photographs on Tibet

Towns and villages

There is an ongoing drive to improve all of the articles in List of towns and villages in Tibet. One of our goals is to add and infobox and locator map for all 800 odd places and begin adding basic encyclopedic data and transliterations. This is the infobox for settlements in Tibet. Please add this and fill in the relevant data if you see an article on a town or village missing it.

Stub expansion

This project includes the following stub categories:

• Tibet stubs
• Tibetan geography stubs
• Tibetan Buddhism stubs

Articles for deletion

• Serfdom in Tibet (AfD archive) - listed May 27 2008, kept by default of no-consensus. article currently named Serfdom in Tibet controversy
• Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Nyima_Gyaincain - Listed 7 October 2017.

Featured articles

• Nathu La
• Tibet during the Ming Dynasty

Featured article candidates

Good articles

Includes Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism related articles:

• Sera Monastery
• Paro Taktsang
• Punakha Dzong
• Alchi Monastery

Good article candidates

Please add your name to this list using ((user|username))

1. AD64 (talk · contribs)
2. Anythingpossible (talk · contribs)
3. AQu01rius (talk · contribs)
4. Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs)
5. Babelfisch (talk · contribs)
6. Baphijmm (talk · contribs)
7. Bertport (talk · contribs)
8. Bodhisattwa (talk · contribs) — active in Bengali Wikipedia where I have created 650+ articles on Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism.
9. CFynn (talk · contribs)
10. Chadsnook (talk · contribs)
11. Dakinijones (talk · contribs)
12. deeptrivia (talk · contribs)
13. Djembayz (talk · contribs)
14. Djlewis (talk · contribs)
15. Elnon (talk · contribs)
16. Enigmaticanant (talk · contribs)
17. Esowteric (talk · contribs)
18. Gimme danger (talk · contribs)
19. Gruschke (talk · contribs)
20. Hazarasp (talk · contribs)
21. jmlee369 (talk · contribs)
22. John Hill (talk · contribs)
23. Kautilya3 (talk · contribs)
24. Khoikhoi (talk · contribs)
25. Kondicherry (talk · contribs)
26. kt66 (talk · contribs)
27. Leitz (talk · contribs)
28. Longchenpa (talk · contribs)
29. MacPraughan (talk · contribs)
30. MainBody (talk · contribs)
31. Mathglot (talk · contribs)
32. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk · contribs)
33. MMVarland (talk · contribs)
34. Moonsell (talk · contribs)
35. Nat Krause (talk · contribs)
36. Ochilov (talk · contribs)
37. Orgyen108 (talk · contribs)
38. Owlmonkey (talk · contribs)
39. PericlesofAthens (talk · contribs)
40. Petrarchan47 (talk · contribs)
41. Rudyh01 (talk · contribs)
42. samuraidude123 (talk · contribs)
43. SakyaTrizin (talk · contribs)
44. Siru108 (talk · contribs)
45. Sylvain1972 (talk · contribs)
46. Tangerines (talk · contribs)
47. Tdudkowski (talk · contribs)
48. Tibetologist (talk · contribs)
49. Thegreyanomaly (talk · contribs)
50. Wikimedes (talk · contribs)
51. Yue (talk · contribs)

Inactive members

The following members have made no edits since January 1, 2008, and may or may not be returning to the project. If you've been put on this list and are an active editor, please re-add yourself above.

1. Badbilltucker (talk · contribs)
2. Csbodine (talk · contribs)
3. darkstar9999 (talk · contribs)
4. Kosigrim (talk · contribs)
5. Metta Bubble (talk · contribs)
6. Tibetanmuseum (talk · contribs)
7. Vgyan (talk · contribs)

Blocked users

1. B9_hummingbird_hovering (talk · contribs)
2. Zero_sharp (talk · contribs)

Tibet-related articles

To tag Tibet-related articles, simply add Tibet=yes in the ((WPCHINA)) parameters, and it will display the following:

Tibet NA‑class

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Tibet, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Tibet on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.TibetWikipedia:WikiProject TibetTemplate:WikiProject TibetTibet articles NA This article has been rated as NA-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.

China NA‑class

This article is within the scope of WikiProject China, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of China related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.ChinaWikipedia:WikiProject ChinaTemplate:WikiProject ChinaChina-related articles NA This article has been rated as NA-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.

(Note that in this example the notice has been classified as "NA", so that it will not appear on the list of unassessed articles. This will not happen normally if the above code is used.)

Tibetan Buddhism articles

To tag articles focused on the religion of Tibetan Buddhism, use the template:
((WikiProject Tibetan Buddhism | class= | importance= ))

Tibet NA‑class

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Tibet, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Tibet on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.TibetWikipedia:WikiProject TibetTemplate:WikiProject TibetTibet articles NA This article has been rated as NA-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.

Userbox

Add ((User WP Tibet)) to your userpage if you want, to show that you are a participant of this project:

Barnstars

Open task: a special WikiProject Tibet Barnstar. Until then, here are a few options:

• The current WPCHINA Barnstar

((The Zhonghua Barnstar of Merit))

		Zhonghua Barnstar of Merit
		This award is given to those who have made significant contributions to articles that are part of Wikipedia:WikiProject China.
		this WikiAward was given to WikiProject Tibet by ~ on ~~~

• For work related to Buddhism

((The Buddha Barnstar))

		The Buddhism Barnstar
		(({1))}

Articles which are not really related to WikiProject China and are related to Buddhism in Tibet whether, biographies, monasteries, cultural traditions etc., should be tagged with the Tibetan Buddhism template ((WikiProject Tibetan Buddhism)) on the talk pages.

Tibet NA‑class

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Tibet, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Tibet on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.TibetWikipedia:WikiProject TibetTemplate:WikiProject TibetTibet articles NA This article has been rated as NA-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.

Articles by quality statistics and box for articles

The banner above produces the following statistics. Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Tibetan Buddhism articles by quality statistics

Structure

Current:

• Tibetan Buddhism provides an overview of the topic, with short descriptions of all the major subtopics.
• Tibetan Buddhist canon

"Tibetan Buddhism series" box

Part of a series on
Tibetan Buddhism
Schools Nyingma Kadam Sakya Bodong Kagyu Jonang Gelug Rimé
Key personalities First dissemination Padmasambhāva Śāntarakṣita Kamalaśīla Songtsen Gampo Trisong Detsen Ralpacan Second dissemination Atiśa Talika Abhayakirti Niguma Sukhasiddhi Milarepa Nyingma Yeshe Tsogyal Longchenpa Jigme Lingpa Patrul Rinpoche Dudjom Lingpa Mipham Kagyu Marpa Rangjung Dorje Jonang Dolpopa Taranatha Sakya Sakya Pandita Gorampa Bodongpa Samding Dorje Phagmo Gelugpa Je Tsongkhapa 5th Dalai Lama 13th Dalai Lama 14th Dalai Lama 10th Panchen Lama
Teachings General Buddhist Three marks of existence Skandha Cosmology Saṃsāra Rebirth Bodhisattva Dharma Dependent origination Karma Tibetan Four Tenets system Rangtong-Shentong Svatantrika-Prasaṅgika distinction Nyingma Dzogchen Pointing-out instruction
Practices and attainment Lamrim Pāramitās Bodhicitta Avalokiteśvara Meditation Laity Vajrayana Tantra techniques Deity yoga Guru yoga Dream yoga Buddhahood
Major monasteries Tradruk Drepung Dzogchen Ganden Jokhang Kumbum Labrang Mindrolling Namgyal Narthang Nechung Pabonka Palcho Ralung Ramoche Rato Sakya Sanga Sera Shalu Tashi Lhunpo Tsurphu Yerpa
Institutional roles Dalai Lama Panchen Lama Lama Karmapa Rinpoche Geshe Tertön Tulku Western tulku
Festivals Chotrul Duchen Dajyur Galdan Namchot Losar Dosmoche Monlam Sho Dun Losoong
Texts Kangyur Tengyur Tibetan Buddhist canon Mahayana sutras Nyingma Gyubum
Art Sand mandala Thangka Wall paintings Ashtamangala Tree of physiology Festival thangka Mani stone
History and overview History Timeline Outline Culture Index of articles
v t e

The compact (but expandable) "Tibetan Buddhism series" box ((Tibetan Buddhism)) can be placed on the main page of appropriate articles.

Categories

We have the following categories currently:

• Category:Tibetan Buddhism

Article Construction

Discuss the format for each article based on the WikiProject. Include various categories applicable to the topic.

We should probably discuss article types, which may have different parameters. Example types might be:

Texts

Articles on texts should include:

• Text's title. Should be also given in Wylie transliteration.
• Authorship, if known. If the supposed authorship of a text is not established by scholarship, list it as an attribution: "The text is attributed to such-and-such." Name or names of the author should be also given in Wylie transliteration.
• Date
• Place of origin (if known); should be also given in Wylie transliteration.
• A rough overview of the contents of the text
• Separate sections for particularly important ideas in the text. Alternatively, short descriptions and links to articles on said ideas.
• Whatever caveats regarding disputes over readings of the text, etc.
• Associated sect(s) (Indicate, where appropriate, whether the text originated within the sect or was adopted by it after the fact.)
• A table of translations, like this one:

• A "See also" section for internal links.
• An "External links" section for articles about the text, electronic versions of the text. (Separate sections for this?)

• "THL's Online Tibetan Phonetics Converter". Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library. - A tool to convert Tibetan or Wylie text into Roman phonetics.
• Andrés Montano Pellegrini. "THL Tibetan to English Translation Tool". Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library. - Online Tibetan-English Dictionary and translation tool.
• "Rangjung Yeshe Wiki — Dharma Dictionary". Rangjung Yeshe Wiki. Tsadra Foundation.
• "Treasury of Lives: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Himalayan Religion". Treasury of Lives. The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation. — Good, peer reviewed, biographies of past Himalayan religious masters, Buddhist and Bon as well as some background articles.
• "Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary". Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries. Institute of Indology and Tamil Studies, Cologne University. 2008. - Monier Monier-Williams's Sanskrit-English dictionary
• For Windows users who deal in devanagari and/or romanization on a regular basis, try Itranslator

• Official government website of the Central Tibetan Administration
• Tibetan language page
• Official Website of Students for a Free Tibet
• Office of Tibet - London
• Phayul.com