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... obtaining direct from Lhāsa and Tashi - lhunpo most of the objects and explanatory material needed , I have elicited much information on Lamaist theory and practice which is altogether new . The present work , while embodying much ...
... obtaining direct from Lhāsa and Tashi - lhunpo most of the objects and explanatory material needed , I have elicited much information on Lamaist theory and practice which is altogether new . The present work , while embodying much ...
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... obtained by suffixing an k , while the palato - sibilants ts , tsh , and ds were formed by adding a surmounting crest to the palatals ch , chh , and j . It is customary to say that the cursive style , the " headless " or U - med ( as ...
... obtained by suffixing an k , while the palato - sibilants ts , tsh , and ds were formed by adding a surmounting crest to the palatals ch , chh , and j . It is customary to say that the cursive style , the " headless " or U - med ( as ...
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... obtained the five heavenly eyes of knowledge . 8. Nah - dag - gyalpo attained Samādhi . 9. Yu - drún - Nin - po acquired divine knowledge . 10. Jñana - kumāra worked miracles . 11. Dorje - Duń Jem travelled invisibly as the wind . 12 ...
... obtained the five heavenly eyes of knowledge . 8. Nah - dag - gyalpo attained Samādhi . 9. Yu - drún - Nin - po acquired divine knowledge . 10. Jñana - kumāra worked miracles . 11. Dorje - Duń Jem travelled invisibly as the wind . 12 ...
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... obtained the priest - kingship of Tibet , which it still retains to this day . Its first Grand Lama was Tson - K'a - pa's nephew , Geden - dub , with his succession based on the idea of re - incarnation , a theory 1 In 1270 A.D. 2 MARCO ...
... obtained the priest - kingship of Tibet , which it still retains to this day . Its first Grand Lama was Tson - K'a - pa's nephew , Geden - dub , with his succession based on the idea of re - incarnation , a theory 1 In 1270 A.D. 2 MARCO ...
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... obtained such great repute by his learning that he attracted the favourable notice of Nag - wan , the greatest of the Grand Lamas , who shortly afterwards became the first Dalai Lāma . Indeed , it is alleged that it was mainly through ...
... obtained such great repute by his learning that he attracted the favourable notice of Nag - wan , the greatest of the Grand Lamas , who shortly afterwards became the first Dalai Lāma . Indeed , it is alleged that it was mainly through ...
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