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What is Tibetan Buddhism?
Tibetan Buddhism is a unique expression of Buddhism that has developed over centuries in the high Himalayan region of Tibet and the surrounding areas. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, is perhaps the most...
Religion for Breakfast
What is the Tibetan Book of the Dead?
The Tibetan Book of the Dead, or the Bardo Thodol, is arguably the most popular Buddhist text in Europe and the United States. Carl Jung loved it. So did John Lennon. But why? What is this text all about?
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Chendebji Chorten was built in the 19th century by a Tibetan Lama, Phodrang Dzong, Wangi, Bhutan, Asia
Chendebji Chorten was built in the 19th century by a Tibetan Lama, Phodrang Dzong, Wangi, Bhutan, Asia
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Bodnath Stupa Kathmandu Valley Nepal
Boudhanath is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. The ancient Stupa is one of the largest in the world. The influx of large populations of refugees from Tibet has...
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Bodnath Stupa Kathmandu Valley Nepal
Boudhanath is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. The ancient Stupa is one of the largest in the world. The influx of large populations of refugees from Tibet has...
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Bodnath Stupa Kathmandu Valley Nepal
Boudhanath is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. The ancient Stupa is one of the largest in the world. The influx of large populations of refugees from Tibet has...
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Bodnath Stupa Kathmandu Valley Nepal
Boudhanath is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. The ancient Stupa is one of the largest in the world. The influx of large populations of refugees from Tibet has...
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MS PAN Shot of pile of shrines and with lights around / Lhasa, Tibet, China
MS PAN Shot of pile of shrines and with lights around / Lhasa, Tibet, China
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Tibetan monks are debating in Sera Monastery.
Debating is a traditional learning method in Tibetan Buddhism. Young monks study Buddhist classics through asking and answering questions with interesting clapping gestures. Sera Monastery is a famous Buddhist institute in Lhasa.
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Tibetan monks are debating in Sera Monastery.
Debating is a traditional learning method in Tibetan Buddhism. Young monks study Buddhist classics through asking and answering questions with interesting clapping gestures. Sera Monastery is a famous Buddhist institute in Lhasa.
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Tibetan monks are debating in Sera Monastery.
Debating is a traditional learning method in Tibetan Buddhism. Young monks study Buddhist classics through asking and answering questions with interesting clapping gestures. Sera Monastery is a famous Buddhist institute in Lhasa.
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Tibetan monks are debating in Sera Monastery.
Debating is a traditional learning method in Tibetan Buddhism. Young monks study Buddhist classics through asking and answering questions with interesting clapping gestures. Sera Monastery is a famous Buddhist institute in Lhasa.
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Tibetan monks are debating in Sera Monastery.
Debating is a traditional learning method in Tibetan Buddhism. Young monks study Buddhist classics through asking and answering questions with interesting clapping gestures. Sera Monastery is a famous Buddhist institute in Lhasa.
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Tibetan monks are debating in Sera Monastery.
Debating is a traditional learning method in Tibetan Buddhism. Young monks study Buddhist classics through asking and answering questions with interesting clapping gestures. Sera Monastery is a famous Buddhist institute in Lhasa.
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CU Prayer flags blowing in the wind / Namche,Namche Valley,Nepal
CU Prayer flags blowing in the wind / Namche,Namche Valley,Nepal
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AERIAL CU PAN Looking towards snow filled mountain and Prayer flags blowing in foreground / Namche,Namche Valley,Nepal
AERIAL CU PAN Looking towards snow filled mountain and Prayer flags blowing in foreground / Namche,Namche Valley,Nepal
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Tourists and Tibetan pilgrims visit Potala Palace
Tourists and Tibetan pilgrims visit Potala Palace
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Pilgrims praying before the Potala Palace, Lhasa
Pilgrims praying before the Potala Palace, Lhasa