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The World Longest Epic saga
The Life of King Gesar is a heroic epic collectively created
by China's Tibetans. Originating in the folk oral traditions passed
down among Tibetan generations for some 1,000 years, it has been
collected as a work composed of 120-odd volumes, with more than
1 million verses, totalling over 20 million words. It is the longest
epic known to the world, and has been called the Orient's Homeric
Epic.
- The Origins and Significance of the
Epic
- Plot Briefs
- Collection of and Research on the
Epic
- The Fruit and Wisdom of Folk Artists
- Influence Spreads to Foreign Countries
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