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80The Dalai Lama's Potala Palace
In Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, I met up with my tour guide Gyantzing and the driver a little early, like around 9:15, and we headed off to the Potala! Oh, where to begin. The Dalai Lama’s palace, which he hasn’t lived in since 1959 due to...
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75ULAANBAATAR SIGHTSEEING
Ulaanbaatar has beautiful temples, fascinating museums, a huge market, and picturesque life on the streets. Take this tour through Mongolia's exotic capitol. There are many colorful temples in Ulaanbaatar. Narantuul Market is one of the largest...
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66MYSTICAL ART FROM ASIA
Religious Art in East Asia vibrates with mystical energy and symbolizes profound spiritual beliefs.Here is a collection of paintings from the visionary realm of Asian mysticism. Some of Asia's mystical art originated in the gods and goddesses of...
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82The Town of Gyantse, Tibet
I had left Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, with my tour guide and driver. When we arrived in the village of Gyantse, I gazed at a fascinating fortress-monastery perched on a mountain. It looks impossible to...
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68Best Pema Chodron books
A mother of two turned Buddhist nun. It's not a common happening, and it was even more rare when Deirdre Blomfield-Brown did it, because the Tibetan Buddhist nun's tradition no longer existed. So despite being a student of Mahayana Buddhism, she had...
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79Tibetan Buddhist Prayer Flags: Their History & Symbolism
Learn the history behind Buddhist prayer flags (in Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan) and how they are important to Tibetan Buddhism.
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69Peace Is - The Panchen Lama, The World's Youngest Political Prisoner
May 17, 1995 Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family were abducted by the Chinese government. To date the Chinese government still refuse to provide proof that he and his family are still alive. On May 28, 1996 China admitted that Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family were being held, but refuse to allow the U.N. to send a representative to establish their situation and safety.
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79Traveling from Lhasa to Gyantse
The driver and the tour guide sat in the front seat of the jeep, and I sat in the back seat with my eyes glued to the window, as we traveled from Lhasa to a small town called Gyantse. We saw prayer flags...
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657 Easy Steps to Create Your Own Prayer Flags
Do you want to help other people without leaving your house? Do you want to spread goodwill to as many people as you can? If you really want to help and spread blessings to the world, then you can create your own prayer flags and hang them in front...
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74San Francisco Journal, Day Three
7/1/06 I unfortunately didn’t get to the Basic Meditation class at the San Francisco Zen Center as planned, because I pretty much got lost after I stepped off the bus at Van Ness Station. It was at...
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