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Tibet: Encyclopedia - Tibet
Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: Xīzàng or 藏区 Z...
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Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Definitions
When the Government of Tibet in Exile refers to Tibet, they mean a large area that formed the cultural entity of Tibet for many centuries...
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Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - History
Little is known of Tibet before the 7th century, though the Tibetan language is generally considered to be a Tibeto-Burman language and r...
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Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Status
While everyone agrees that Tibet was once independent, the government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Tibet in Ex...
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Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Culture
Tibet is the traditional center of Tibetan Buddhism, a distinctive form of Vajrayana, which is also related to the Shingon Buddhist tradi...
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Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Demographics
Historically, the population of Tibet consisted of primarily ethnic Tibetans. Other ethnic groups in Tibet include Menba (Monpa), Lhoba, ...
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Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Name
Tibet - In English.
The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European languages, ultimately derives (via Arabic and Pers...
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Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Geography
Tibet is located on the Tibetan Plateau, the world's highest region. Most of the Himalaya mountain range lies within Tibet. Its most famo...
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Tibet: Encyclopedia Ii - Tibet - Status
While there is little dispute that Tibet was once an independent country, there is intense dispute over the legitimacy of the PRC's rule ...
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