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  • Once inside Nepal, they abandoned their vehicle and rushed to avoid a Chinese patrol; in the process, they left behind their meager food supplies -- some roasted barley paste called tsampa and meat.

    The Politics Of Reincarnation 2008

  • Once inside Nepal, the lama and his entourage abandoned their vehicle near an icy river; in the rush to avoid a Chinese patrol, they left behind their meager food supplies -- some roasted barley paste called tsampa and meat.

    A Buddha Busts Out 2008

  • The barley, after threshing, is parched and ground, to form "tsampa;" the tsampa is mixed with cold or hot water as preferred, and eaten like porridge; the Tibetan eats little else except chilies.

    The Mount Everest Expedition 1923

  • It was just before sunset when we all formed a large circle and tossing tsampa in the air shouted “Lha Gyalo” or “Victory to the Gods”.

    Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010

  • We started a small fire and burnt, juniper, sage, incense, tsampa and butter and soon got a nice column of smoke rising into the clear but darkening sky.

    Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010

  • It was just before sunset when we all formed a large circle and tossing tsampa in the air shouted “Lha Gyalo” or “Victory to the Gods”.

    Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010

  • We started a small fire and burnt, juniper, sage, incense, tsampa and butter and soon got a nice column of smoke rising into the clear but darkening sky.

    Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010

  • It was just before sunset when we all formed a large circle and tossing tsampa in the air shouted “Lha Gyalo” or “Victory to the Gods”.

    Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010

  • We started a small fire and burnt, juniper, sage, incense, tsampa and butter and soon got a nice column of smoke rising into the clear but darkening sky.

    Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010

  • We started a small fire and burnt, juniper, sage, incense, tsampa and butter and soon got a nice column of smoke rising into the clear but darkening sky.

    Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010

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