The Study Of ChaoTong In King Gesar Epic: His Personality And His Prototypical Character

This thesis looks at the character of ChaoTong in the epic of King Gesar and studies his traits of personality as a prototypical character in literature.The first part of the thesis depicts ChaoTong as a prototypical character who has an influence throughout the epic.The second part is an analysis of the personality of ChaoTong seen from different angles. for example, ChaoTong is compared to other characters in the epic and his behaviour is analysed from both internal and external perspectives.The third part analyses the character of ChaoTong who has been based on a real person. The analysis has been documented from historical remains, folklore and historical data. Not only is ChaoTong an artistic prototype but he was based on a real person, head of a tribe in the areas of Gade in Amdo and Dege in Kham. Finally the thesis demonstrates through an analysis of ChaoTong's social life and private life that he is a tragic hero in the epic of King Gesar.