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The relevance of the topic lies in the strategic significance of Tibet both in the first half of the twentieth century and now. Historical analysis of international competition on the issue of the status of Tibet allows us to draw important theoretical ...
A. Klinov
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This essay will explore the challenges presented by transgressive rituals, particularly the secret and wisdom-consort consecrations found in the Mahāyoga and Yoginī tantras.
David B. Gray
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TIBETAN RELATIONSHIP “CHO-YON” IN QIN SOURCES MID. XVII - END XVIII CENTURIES
In the relations between Tibet and the Qing Empire an important place belongs to the traditional spiritual-patronal principle of Choi-yon, according to which the supreme lama of Tibet was considered as the religious counselor and mentor of the Emperor ...
B U Kitinov, A G Lyulina
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Assessment of the potential of MERIS near-infrared water vapour products to correct ASAR interferometric measurements [PDF]
Atmospheric water vapour is a major limitation for high precision Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) applications due to its significant impact on microwave signals.
Albert, P. +5 more
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Aiming to observe cosmic gamma rays in the 10 - 1000 TeV energy region, we propose a 10000 m^2 underground water-Cherenkov muon-detector (MD) array that operates in conjunction with the Tibet air-shower (AS) array.
A. Shiomi +40 more
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Paleocene orthophragminids from the Lakadong Limestone, Mawmluh Quarry section, Meghalaya (Shillong, NE India). Implications for the regional geology and paleobiogeography [PDF]
The late Paleocene orthophragminids, hitherto poorly known from the Himalayan foreland basins, are studied from the Lakadong Limestone in Meghalaya, northeastern India, in order to establish a systematic, biostratigraphic, and paleobiogeographical ...
Barattolo, Filippo +6 more
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Estimating reference crop evapotranspiration with elevation based on an improved HS model
Estimation of ET0 in high-elevation (above sea level, ASL) areas of Tibet presents unique challenges: scarcity of monitoring stations, short-time coverage of meteorological data, low-oxygen and low-pressure environment, and strong solar radiation.
Pengcheng Tang +5 more
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We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama
We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies, the debut novel of Tsering Yangzom Lama, is a gripping tale of deprivation, displacement and distorted representation that grapples with raw emotions and harsh realities.
Paddaja Roy
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“Do Not Even Think about Giving Me Less Chang”
In the Himalayas every household has a still. Fermented and distilled beverages are integral to community rituals and gatherings, and play a central role in economies of labor exchange and systems of local taxation that go back centuries.
Mason Brown +2 more
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Tibetan pastoralists often say that many know how to graze animals (ཟོག་ལུག་འཚོ་བ), but few know how to nurture them (ཟོག་ལུག་སྐྱོང་བ). Skyong (སྐྱོང) means nurturing or attending to something or someone with tenderness.
Huatse Gyal
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