浅谈藏族传统文化中的科技元素

On Scientific Factors in Tibetan Traditional Culture

青藏高原的特殊地理环境造就了藏民族独具特色的文化和社会生活。千百年来,无数的藏族先民为繁荣本民族文化和社会发展作出了巨大的贡献,因而也创造了灿烂辉煌的藏族文化。一直以来,作为藏族人民智慧结晶的科学技术则是与本民族的传统文化糅合在一起的。科技与传统文化的紧密联系性,在藏族的科技文化发展过程中体现得尤为突出。这一点从上个世纪发掘的西藏古代文化遗址、史籍以及在敦煌出土的吐蕃文书中都有体现。本文便以此为突破点,分析和论述了古代藏民族在农牧业、手工业、天文历算、医药以及建筑等方面所取得的优秀成果。

The special geographic environment formed the unique Tibetan culture and social life. For thousands of years, many Tibetans have made a great contribution to the development of Tibetan culture and society, thus creating the great Tibetan culture. Historically, the science and technology was involved in the culture. The combination of science and technology with the traditional culture was expressed well in the development of Tibetan culture of science and technology. This was proved by the ancient Tibetan cultural site, books found in the last century, and the books of ancient Tibetan empire found in Donghuang. Based on this point, this article summarizes and discusses the achievement of the Tibetan agriculture animal husbandry, handicraft industry, astronomy, medicine and architecture.