Tibetan soldiers, Lhasa, around 1910. Author: unknown.
A man born of a flower in space
a man riding a stallion born by a barren mare
holding the reins of the turtle's hair
using a rabbit-tail knife
strikes his enemies
a man who speaks without lips
and sees without eyes
a man who hears without ears
and runs without legs
the sun and moon play
and they blow into the trumpets
the child touches the wheel of the law
and topples it
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The Tibetan people are an ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 6.5 million. In addition to living in Tibet Autonomous Region, significant numbers of Tibetans live in other parts of China, as well as in India, Nepal, Bhutan and the western world.
