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Tashilhunpo Monastery: Best monastery in sutras learning 2015-07-24 | From:http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2015-07/23/content_36128486.htm
The Tashilhunpo monastery is the traditional seat of successive Panchen Lamas, the second highest ranking Lama in the Gelupa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Founded in 1447, it has established a high ...
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Cham Dance performed during ritual in Lhasa 2015-07-24 | From:
On the fourth day of June according to Tibetan calendar, the day that marks the Shakyamuni turning dharmacakra, a Cham Dance was performed at the Pamu Monastery in Lhasa.
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Symbols in Tibetan Buddhism (II) 2015-07-24 | From:
The Sword of Wisdom and scripture: A series of paintings. The sword is either painted on the bottom and the scripture on top, or the sword is painted on the left and the scripture on the right. ...
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First temple built by Guge Kingdom 2015-07-24 | From:
Toling Monastery, meaning flying monastery in Tibetan, is the first Buddhist temple built by Tibet's Guge Kingdom in western Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).
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Indian pilgrims start journey to Tibet 2015-07-23 | From:http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2015-07/22/content_36123102.htm
Fifty Indian pilgrims began a 12-day bus trip along a mountain pass linking India's Sikkim State to the sacred Mount Gang Rinpoche and Mapam Yumco Lake in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet.
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2nd batch of Indian pilgrims enter Tibet 2015-07-23 | From:
Fifty Indian pilgrims began a 12-day bus trip along a recently-opened mountain pass linking India's Sikkim State to the sacred Mount Gang Rinpoche and Mapam Yumco Lake in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet...
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Legend of China's only female Rinpoche 2015-07-22 | From:
The 12th Samding Dorje Phagmo Deqinquzhen is the only female Rinpoche in China and also the only female Rinpoche enjoying the title of Great Khutuktu (a high-level Living Buddha in Tibetan Buddh...
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Cho dance: a dance that attracts demon 2015-07-22 | From:
Cho dance is a unique Tibetan religious dance, having a history going back nearly 1,300 years.