Namdrol wrote:Tenzin1 wrote:Radiocarbon date results for Zhang
Zhung say the culture existed at least as early as 1000 BCE, per
recent studies by Belleza. Pots are not people. For example,
would we expect to find Celts today living along the Danube?
Evidence is that there was a culture in Zhang Zhang and that is
always done with a carbon test. And by pots one can see how the
people did live etc. These are sure cultural evidences and we do
speak here about the Zhang Zhung culture which is anyway the
oldest Tibetan culture. They have had also a script there and
there was a translation from this literature about 800. Here
Zhang Zhung Dzogchen Master , Gyerpung Nangzer Lodpo got the
permission from Tapiritsa to write the ZZ Dzogchen teachings on
paper. This was at the time of the cruel persecutions in Tibet
caused by king Trisong Deutsen so it was the highest time for
termas. Anyway before 800 we got also Bon Dzogchen teachings but
that was done in the Kagyud style (Oral) Further evidences are:
http://edition.cnn