| National Emblem of Tibet | |
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 Version used the Asian Relations Conference in Delhi in 1947 | |
| Armiger | Central Tibetan Administration |
| Adopted | by 1947 |
| Supporters | Two TibetanSnow Lions |
| Motto | བོད་གཞུང་དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ཕྱོགས་ལས་རྣམ་རྒྱལ "bod gzhung dga' ldan pho brang phyogs las rnam rgyal" (bö zhung gan den po drang chok lê nam gyel) or "Tibetan Government, Ganden Palace, victorious in all directions" |
TheEmblem of Tibet is a symbol of theTibetan government in exile. It combines several elements of theflag of Tibet, with slightly different artistry, and contains manyBuddhist symbols. Its primary elements are thesun andmoon above theHimalayas, which representTibet, often known as theLand Surrounded by Snow Mountains. On the slopes of themountains stand a pair ofsnow lions. Held between the two lions is the eight-spokedDharmachakra, represent theNoble Eightfold Path ofBuddhism. Inside the wheel, the three-colored swirlingjewel representsthe practices of the ten exalted virtues and the 16 humane modes of conduct. The inscription on the swirling banner below is as follows:bod gzhung dga' ldan pho brang phyogs las rnam rgyal ("Tibetan Government,Ganden Palace, victorious in all directions".) The Ganden Palace, located inDrepung monastery was the residence of the Dalai Lamas until the 5th Dalai Lama. After the 5th Dalai Lama had moved to the Potala in the mid 17th century the Tibetan Government created by him in 1642 became known as the "Ganden Phodrang" Government.
It is the official emblem of theCentral Tibetan Administrationgovernment-in-exile headquartered inDharamsala,India.[1] Along with their flag, the emblem is considered a symbol of the Tibetan independence movement and is thus banned in thePeople's Republic of China, including theTibet Autonomous Region,[2] which corresponds to the former area of control of the Tibetan government at Lhasa, as well as other areas in greater Tibet. The emblem is often seen printed in black-and-white andcrimson-and-white variants, which is characteristic of the colors commonly seen inBuddhist iconography and dress.
