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- noun Plural form of
Tibetan .
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Examples
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That their trials and tribulations have failed to break the spirit of the Tibetans is another reason; on the contrary, their feeling of national pride and identity and their determination to survive have been enhanced, and these are expressed in massive demonstrations.
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The meat used by the Tibetans is as a rule mutton, and though the lamas consume large quantities of the meat, they avoid killing it if possible.
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This is indeed how it sounds to certain Tibetans, notably those with whom Hegel's sources came into contact.
Hegel on Buddhism 2007
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My People, because the life of the Tibetans is in truth his life.
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Leaving the place where my baby was buried, and setting out alone with these Tibetans from the locality where I had lost my husband, stand out prominently as the two events in my life that have called forth the greatest effort, accompanied by sorrow too deep for expression.
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Tibetans from the interior, Ja-si had had a Fan-tsi wife, and so was perfect in his manner towards them, while Ga-chuen-tsi was more at ease with the Mongols, which probably accounted for his cheerful, smooth manner.
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As the appointments in this house were of the highest order, the refreshments that were offered to guests were of good quality, notably the tea, which was the real churned tea, the kind most favored by all Tibetans from the interior.
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Panchen means "Great Scholar" and Lama is a word Tibetans use for a religious teacher.
WN.com - Articles related to After Chinese Re-education, Monks Regret Uprising 2010
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Panchen means "Great Scholar" and Lama is a word Tibetans use for a religious teacher.
WN.com - Articles related to After Chinese Re-education, Monks Regret Uprising 2010
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It seems as if the Tibetans are the only people on earth whose right to independence is being denied by brutal force, that if only Beijing would take it's dirty hands off the saffron-robed monks, everything would be alright in this, the best of all possible worlds.
You! Not You!! 2008
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