PREFACE ILLUSTRATED MANUAL OF THE ORAL EPIC KING GESAR Gods and Figures Described in the Oral Epic King Gesar Illustrated Manual of the Oral Epic King Gesar The Birth of the Hero Ascending the Throne by Winning the Horse Race The Great War between Mot and Ling The Great War between Hot and Ling�� the Invasion by Hot The Great War between Hor and Ling�� the Conquest of Hot The Great War between Jiang and Ling The Great War between Moin and Ling The Conquest of Dashi and Obtaining Its Treasures The Conquest of Ngazha and Obtaining Its Agates The Conquest of Qeri and Obtaining Its Corals The Conquest of Kachi and Obtaining Its Jade The Conquest of Zhari and Obtaining Its Medicines The Great War between Thogru and Ling Triumph over Hell THE ART OF THANGKA Drethang - Buddhist Thangka Manthang - Thangka on Medicine Zithang - Calendar Thangka Zongthang - Thangka of the Oral Epic King Gesar The Production of Zongthang NEW DEVELOPMENTS OF ZONGTHANG Paintings on King Gesar by Ballad Singers Illustrations Project for the Selected Edition of King Gesar in Tibetan The Gesar Thangka Project of the Tibet Academy of Social Sciences REFERENCE POSTSCRIPT