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Potala: see Lhasa Lhasa or Lasa (lä-sŭ), city (1994 est. pop. 118,000), capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, SW China. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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From the Beijing Acrobats, Sichuan Opera, the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and Chengdu Panda Zoo in China, to the awesome Potala Palace (traditional home of the Dalai Lamas), Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Square and Sera Monastery in Tibet, our digital cameras came back with thousands of pictures and memories. 50) In terms of religious and cultural autonomy, the Dalai Lama reportedly has been concerned with the following criteria: the ability to live year-round in Lhasa's Potala Palace; to travel in and out of China and to all Tibetan areas; to have full control over the publication and editing of religious texts; and to have undisputed authority to appoint abbots of monasteries and supervise the choice of reincarnations of important lamas. The awesome Potala Palace towered isolated over the plain, echoed by the Jokhang Temple, dominating the small town. |
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