| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-6页 |
| ABSTRACTIN CHINESE | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACTIN ENGLISH | 第7-10页 |
| INTRODUCTION | 第10-14页 |
| 0．1． The plot | 第10-11页 |
| 0．2． The status and significance of the Tibetan epic King Gesar | 第11-14页 |
| CHAPTER I SCHOLARLY CONTRIBUTIONS TO KING GESAR | 第14-23页 |
| 1．1． Scholarly contributions | 第14-22页 |
| 1．1．1 Historical research | 第14-16页 |
| 1．1．2 Overseas study of the epic | 第16-18页 |
| 1．1．3 Ballad singers' contributions to Gesar | 第18-22页 |
| 1．2． Framework of the thesis | 第22-23页 |
| CHAPTER II DIVERSE VERSIONS OF GESAR | 第23-31页 |
| 2．1 As a'living'tradition,the epic has various versions | 第23-29页 |
| 2．1．1 Authorship speculations | 第23-26页 |
| 2．1．2 Structural characteristics and repeating phrases for memorization | 第26-29页 |
| 2．2 Sample version that the thesis relying on | 第29-31页 |
| CHAPTER III THE FEMALEIMAGE:SEN-LCAM BRUGMO | 第31-51页 |
| 3．1． The study of female images-an important but largely unexplored area in Gesar's studies | 第31-34页 |
| 3．1．1 A largely unexplored area-female image study | 第31页 |
| 3．1．2 The significance of the female image in Gesar | 第31-33页 |
| 3．1．3 The distinctive features of Brugmo in Gesar | 第33-34页 |
| 3．2 As a warrior:with military talents | 第34-37页 |
| 3．3 As a goddess:bornwith supernatural power | 第37-39页 |
| 3．4 As a secular female:beautiful,loyal and jealous | 第39-51页 |
| 3．4．1 Physical beauty | 第39-43页 |
| 3．4．2 Love and jealousy | 第43-51页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第51-55页 |
| Thesignificance of the study on the Epic's structure and the central female character | 第51-52页 |
| Limitations of the thesis | 第52-53页 |
| Contribution of the thesis | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-57页 |
