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<blockquote data-quote="Dungeonosophy" data-source="post: 8714287" data-attributes="member: 6688049"><p>Updates: I really delved into the sources of the Himalayan analogues in Toril. I discovered there are two or three different "Tibets" in the Forgotten Realms (Tabot, Ra-Khati, and Khazari), with<em> two different Dalai Lama analogues</em>: the "Dalai Lama" of Ra-Khati and the "High Lord of Oceans" of Tabot.</p><p></p><p>~Indigenous North American:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The ruined Flan city of <a href="https://greyhawkonline.com/greyhawkwiki/Skrellingshald" target="_blank">Tostenhca</a> (~the ancient Tolteca culture of Aztec legend). Called "Skrellingshald" by the Frost Barbarians. "Skrelling" is the name for Flannae people in the Cold Tongue of the Frost Barbarians (< Old Norse <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skr%C3%A6ling" target="_blank">Skræling</a>).</li> </ul><p>~Himalayan:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In Toril:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tabot" target="_blank">Tabot</a> (~Tibet). The <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tabotan_language" target="_blank">Tabotan language</a> =~Tibetan. The leader of Tabot is the <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tabot#The_High_Lord_of_Oceans" target="_blank">High Lord of Oceans</a>. (In Tibetan, "Dalai Lama" means "Ocean Master.")</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ra-Khati" target="_blank">Ra-Khati</a> (~Tibet). Ra-Khati follows the Padhran religion. The leader of Ra-Khati the <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Dalai_Lama" target="_blank">Dalai Lama</a> (!)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Note: Tabot and Ra-Khati are redundant parallels of Tibet, developed by two different TSR design teams. Tabot and the Path of Enlightenment were developed by the Kara-Tur designers. Ra-Khati and the Padhran religion were developed by the Hordelands designers. The Kingdom of Khazari appears to be yet another standalone ~Tibetan parallel, since it has its own Red Mountain and Yellow Mountain sects, though more blended with other motifs.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Kingdom of Khazari (~blended Tibetan/Balti/Inner Mongolian/Bhutanese/Chinese). Monk leaders are called "lamas", which are a Tibetan word; the capital city of <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Skarou" target="_blank">Skarou/Skardu</a> < the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skardu" target="_blank">city of Skardu</a>, in Gilgit-Baltisan, Pakistan (the name "Skardu" is from the Balti Tibetic language); the city of <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Alashan" target="_blank">Alashan</a> < the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helan_Mountains" target="_blank">Alashan Mountains</a> in Inner Mongolia; the Khazari word <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tsampo" target="_blank">tsampo</a> "barley meal" < Tibetan <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsampa" target="_blank">tsampa</a> "barley meal"; the town of Hsiliang is ~Chinese; the Khazari ruler has a partly ~Chinese name: Ogandi <em>Tsipiang</em>.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Red_Mountain_Sect" target="_blank">Red Mountain sect</a> of the Khazari Phadhran religion =~ the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_sect" target="_blank">Red Hat sect</a> of Tibetan Buddhism.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Temple_of_the_Yellow_Mountain" target="_blank">Yellow Mountain sect</a> of Khazari Padhran religion =~ the Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The ruined <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Guge" target="_blank">Kingdom of Guge</a> (~the real-world ancient <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guge" target="_blank">Kingdom of Guge</a> in western Tibet)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Yak_folk" target="_blank">Yak Folk / Yak-Men </a>of the World Pillar Mountains. The word "yak" is from the Tibetan language.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Phutan" target="_blank">Phuthan</a> (~Bhutan). Its capital city is named "Bhutan." The Phutanese language =~Bhutanese.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The monastery-fortresses of <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Punakha_Dzong" target="_blank">Punakha Dzong</a> and <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Luntse_Dzong" target="_blank">Luntse Dzong</a>. The word "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzong_architecture" target="_blank">dzong</a>" is a Bhutanese word for monastery-fortress.</li> </ul></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dungeonosophy, post: 8714287, member: 6688049"] Updates: I really delved into the sources of the Himalayan analogues in Toril. I discovered there are two or three different "Tibets" in the Forgotten Realms (Tabot, Ra-Khati, and Khazari), with[I] two different Dalai Lama analogues[/I]: the "Dalai Lama" of Ra-Khati and the "High Lord of Oceans" of Tabot. ~Indigenous North American: [LIST] [*]The ruined Flan city of [URL='https://greyhawkonline.com/greyhawkwiki/Skrellingshald']Tostenhca[/URL] (~the ancient Tolteca culture of Aztec legend). Called "Skrellingshald" by the Frost Barbarians. "Skrelling" is the name for Flannae people in the Cold Tongue of the Frost Barbarians (< Old Norse [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skr%C3%A6ling']Skræling[/URL]). [/LIST] ~Himalayan: [LIST] [*]In Toril: [LIST] [*][URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tabot']Tabot[/URL] (~Tibet). The [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tabotan_language']Tabotan language[/URL] =~Tibetan. The leader of Tabot is the [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tabot#The_High_Lord_of_Oceans']High Lord of Oceans[/URL]. (In Tibetan, "Dalai Lama" means "Ocean Master.") [*][URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ra-Khati']Ra-Khati[/URL] (~Tibet). Ra-Khati follows the Padhran religion. The leader of Ra-Khati the [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Dalai_Lama']Dalai Lama[/URL] (!) [LIST] [*]Note: Tabot and Ra-Khati are redundant parallels of Tibet, developed by two different TSR design teams. Tabot and the Path of Enlightenment were developed by the Kara-Tur designers. Ra-Khati and the Padhran religion were developed by the Hordelands designers. The Kingdom of Khazari appears to be yet another standalone ~Tibetan parallel, since it has its own Red Mountain and Yellow Mountain sects, though more blended with other motifs. [/LIST] [*]The Kingdom of Khazari (~blended Tibetan/Balti/Inner Mongolian/Bhutanese/Chinese). Monk leaders are called "lamas", which are a Tibetan word; the capital city of [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Skarou']Skarou/Skardu[/URL] < the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skardu']city of Skardu[/URL], in Gilgit-Baltisan, Pakistan (the name "Skardu" is from the Balti Tibetic language); the city of [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Alashan']Alashan[/URL] < the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helan_Mountains']Alashan Mountains[/URL] in Inner Mongolia; the Khazari word [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tsampo']tsampo[/URL] "barley meal" < Tibetan [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsampa']tsampa[/URL] "barley meal"; the town of Hsiliang is ~Chinese; the Khazari ruler has a partly ~Chinese name: Ogandi [I]Tsipiang[/I]. [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Red_Mountain_Sect']Red Mountain sect[/URL] of the Khazari Phadhran religion =~ the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hat_sect']Red Hat sect[/URL] of Tibetan Buddhism. [*]The [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Temple_of_the_Yellow_Mountain']Yellow Mountain sect[/URL] of Khazari Padhran religion =~ the Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism. [/LIST] [*]The ruined [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Guge']Kingdom of Guge[/URL] (~the real-world ancient [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guge']Kingdom of Guge[/URL] in western Tibet) [*]The [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Yak_folk']Yak Folk / Yak-Men [/URL]of the World Pillar Mountains. The word "yak" is from the Tibetan language. [*][URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Phutan']Phuthan[/URL] (~Bhutan). Its capital city is named "Bhutan." The Phutanese language =~Bhutanese. [*]The monastery-fortresses of [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Punakha_Dzong']Punakha Dzong[/URL] and [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Luntse_Dzong']Luntse Dzong[/URL]. The word "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzong_architecture']dzong[/URL]" is a Bhutanese word for monastery-fortress. [/LIST] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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