Added: Nov 18, 2008
From: kosigrim
Duration: 1:0
http://www.cafepress.com/liagen/4893474Dongba is the only living pictographic script [1], currently in use by the Naxi (Na-khi) minority in Yunnan. Besides the illiterate statements of the Chinese government, that Dongba-script was 'invetnted' by a single chinese individual (Mou-pao A-tsung, 1494-1553)[2], modern study of language shows evidence that the Dongba pictography was heavily influenced by the pre-Buddhistic Bon traditions. Many of the symbols have been identified to have proto Mongolian origin [2][3].1. Seaver J. Milnor (2005) A Comparison Between the Development of the Chinese Writing System and Dongba Pictographs. Linguistics 24: 44;2. Joseph F. Rock (2004) Na-khi - English Encyclopedic Dictionary p.13;3. Joseph F. Rock (1948) The Muan-Bpo Ceremony of the Sacrifice to Heaven as Practiced by the Na-Khi. Monumenta Serica: Journal of Oriental Studies of the Catholic University of Peiping 13:1-160
Channel: Education
Tags: bon dongba language living pictographic pre-buddhistic religion script symbolism tibet yunnan
Rating: 1.00 (1 ratings) Views: 79 Comments: