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{{Short description|Symbol of the Tibetan government in exile}}
{{Infobox coat of arms
|name             =  National Emblem of Tibet
|image            = Emblem of Tibet.svg
|image_width      = 250 
|middle           = Coat of Arms of Tibet.png
|middle_width     = 150
|middle_caption   =  
|lesser           = Circular emblem of the Kingdom of Tibet.svg
|lesser_width     = 150
|lesser_caption   = Version used the Asian Relations Conference in Delhi in 1947
|armiger          = [[Central Tibetan Administration]]
|year_adopted     = by 1947
|shield           = 
|supporters       = Two Tibetan [[Snow Lion]]s
|compartment      = 
|motto            = ''བོད་གཞུང་དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ཕྱོགས་ལས་རྣམ་རྒྱལ''<br>'''"bod gzhung dga' ldan pho brang phyogs las rnam rgyal"<br>(bö zhung gan den po drang chok lê nam gyel)''' or "Tibetan Government, Ganden Palace, victorious in all directions"
|orders           =  
|other_elements   =  
|use              = 
}}
[[File:Mahatma Gandhi speaks at the 1947 Asian Relations Conference, Delhi.jpg|thumb|Photograph of Gandhi speaking at the 1947 [[Asian Relations Conference]]; the Tibetan emblem is visible under the Tibetan delegate.]]
The '''Emblem of Tibet''' is a symbol of the [[Central Tibetan Administration|Tibetan government in exile]]. It combines several elements of the [[flag of Tibet]], with slightly different artistry, and contains many [[Buddhist symbolism|Buddhist symbols]]. Its primary elements are the [[sun]] and [[moon]] above the [[Himalayas]], which represent [[Tibet]], often known as the ''Land Surrounded by Snow Mountains''. On the slopes of the [[mountain]]s stand a pair of [[snowlion|snow lions]]. Held between the two lions is the eight-spoked [[Dharmachakra]], represent the [[Noble Eightfold Path]] of [[Buddhism]]. Inside the wheel, the three-colored swirling [[Gemstone|jewel]] represents [[Buddhist philosophy|the practices of the ten exalted virtues and the 16 humane modes of conduct]]. The inscription on the swirling banner below is as follows: ''{{Transliteration|bo|bod gzhung dga' ldan pho brang phyogs las rnam rgyal}}'' ("Tibetan Government, [[Ganden Phodrang|Ganden Palace]], victorious in all directions".) The Ganden Palace, located in [[Drepung]] monastery was the residence of the Dalai Lamas until the 5th Dalai Lama. After the 5th Dalai Lama had moved to the Potala in the mid 17th century the Tibetan Government created by him in 1642 became known as the "[[Ganden Phodrang]]" Government.

It is the official emblem of the [[Central Tibetan Administration]] [[government-in-exile]] headquartered in [[Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamsala]], [[India]].<ref name="TibetNetEmblem">{{cite web
 |last        = Staff
 |title       = Tibetan National Emblem
 |publisher   = [[Central Tibetan Administration]], [[Government of Tibet in Exile]]
 |url         = http://www.tibet.net/en/index.php?id=12&rmenuid=8
 |access-date  = 2010-02-03
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20100127164606/http://www.tibet.net/en/index.php?id=12&rmenuid=8
 |archive-date = 2010-01-27
}}</ref> Along with their flag, the emblem is considered a symbol of the Tibetan independence movement and is thus banned in the [[People's Republic of China]], including the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiana.edu/~iaunrc/our_region/tibet.shtml|title=Indiana University Bloomington}}</ref> which corresponds to the former area of control of the Tibetan government at Lhasa, as well as other areas in greater Tibet. The emblem is often seen printed in black-and-white and [[crimson]]-and-white variants, which is characteristic of the colors commonly seen in [[Buddhist]] iconography and dress.

==See also==
*[[Flag of Tibet]]
*[[Emblem of Bhutan]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Coats of arms with moons|Tibet]]
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