Preface 1 Preface 2 Introduction Out of the New Continent Chapter One Mythological Times Chapter Two When Men and Gods Mingled Chapter Three Emergence of a Heroic Era Chapter Four The Heyday of a Heroic Era Chapter Five Herdsmen's Songs at Dusk of the Heroic Era Chapter Six Varying Fortunes of Famous Figures(Ⅰ) Chapter Seven Tibetan Buddhism in the Age of Secluded Meditation Chapter Eigh Transformation under the Rule of the Yuan Dynasty Chapter Nine Varying Fortunes of Famous Figures (Ⅱ) Chapter Ten Numerous Dharmarajas: Conferment and Promotion in the Ming Dynasty Chapter Eleven Varying Fortunes of Famous Figures(Ⅲ) Chapter Twelve Tibet under the Rule of the Manchu Government Chapter Thirteen Peace and Prosperity in Tibet during the Qing Dynasty Chapter Fourteen Twilight Enclosing the Serene Sky Chapter Fifteen Gazing upon the Shadow Concluding Remarks The Unstoppable Wind Postscript Return to Homeland in Memory