![]() Three orthographic standardisations were developed. The origin is still debated however other studies suggest that the Tibetan script was based on an adaption of the Indian Brahmi and Gupta scripts from Khotan, taught to Thonmi Sambhota in Kashmir. The script had 30 consonantal characters, of which 6 were created specifically to match Tibetan phonology. Upon his return, he introduced an alphabet based on the Nagari that was used in Kashmir at the time. Tradition holds that Thonmi Sambhota, a minister of Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century, was sent to India to study the art of writing, to find a system of writing suitable for the Tibetan language. The creation of the Tibetan alphabet is attributed to Thonmi Sambhota of the mid-7th century. ![]()
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