The earliest manuscripts appeared around 1 1 century. The editors of the manuscript are mainly monks of Ma Ning Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. It was born and developed on the rich basis of ancient Tibetan myths, legends, poems and proverbs, and its gestation time was pushed from the 2nd century to the 6th century.
Jianger was formed in Mongolian Weilat tribe (living in Altai, Xinjiang). It has been circulated orally among the people for a long time, and its length has gradually increased after continuous processing by folk artists. Collected more than 60 books with a length of more than 65438+ million lines.
Manas is a Kirgiz epic. Kirgiz and Kyrgyz in Kyrgyzstan are the same ethnic group. China's Kirgiz and Kyrgyzstan have different versions of Manas. China edition of Manas has 8 books with more than 230,000 lines.
The length of The Biography of King Gesar can be divided into three stages:
(1) The opening part: There are sky divination, the birth of heroes, the king of horse racing and other parts. A long time ago, monsters and ghosts were rampant in Tibetan areas, and the Li people were deeply poisoned. Guanyin bodhisattva asked amitabha to send the son of the god to descend to the earth to subdue the demon. Tibagawa, the son of God, was born in Gesar, a Tibetan area. /Kloc-When he was 0/2 years old, he won the first prize in the horse racing meeting where the tribe chose the king, became the king of Guo Ling, and married Tomoko Mori as the princess.
(2) The main part: There are more than 20 books, such as The Demon of the North, The Battle of Huo Ling, The Battle of Jiangling (Defending the Salt Sea), The Battle of Menling, The Land of Grain Abundance, etc. Describe King Gelsall's battle in all directions, subduing the enemy country and saving the suffering people; It also describes the surrender of 18 Dazong, 18 Zhongzong and 18 Xiaozong ("Zong" was a tribe or small country in ancient Tibet), thus completing the great cause of reunification.
(3) The last part: There are three parts: Three Realms Resettlement, Saving Mother in Hell and so on. King Gelsall surrendered to the shemale, completed his merits, and returned to heaven with his mother and princess.