Tibet - 3 Flashcards

1
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of monasteries destroyed by the PLA

A

6,000

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2
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of monasteries left over after the PLA’s destruction

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13

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3
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Former capital of Tibet

A

Lhasa

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4
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Current capital of Tibet

A

Beijing

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5
Q

City where the 14 DL currently lives

A

Dharamsala

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6
Q

Country where 14 DL currently lives

A

India

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7
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Total # of Tibetans in 1950

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6 million

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8
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Palace where 14 DL lived in Lhasa

A

Potala Palace

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9
Q

Year 1st DL was born

A

1351

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10
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Year 13 DL died

A

1933

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11
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Age 13 DL died

A

57

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12
Q

1st US President to allow DL into the US

A

Jimmy Carter

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13
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Years 14th DL was in exile

A

54

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14
Q

Meaning of Kundun

A

Presence

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15
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Meaning of lama

A

Teacher

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16
Q

14 DL violates vow by eating this

A

Buscuit

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17
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Year 14 DL was born

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1935

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18
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City where14 DL found a lama

19
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Age 14 DL was discovered

20
Q

Age 14 DL was taken from parents to train with elder monks

21
Q

14 DL has a passion for

22
Q

14 DL’s favorite boxer

A

Mohammed Ali

23
Q

of refugees in India

24
Q

Person who was raped and contracted HIV at age 15

A

Martin Thompson

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"You are your own master"
-- Buddha
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Year there was an uprising where Tibetans tried to overcome China but lost
1959
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Year 10 questions came out
2006
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of Tibetan Buddhists that surrounded around the Potala Palace during 14 DL's escape
87,000
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Time 14 DL wakes up
4:00
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of hours 14 DL meditates each day
6
31
Sand sculpture - life is not permanent
Mandala
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Year Mao invited 14 DL to come to Peking
1953
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Another name for Beijing
Peking
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2nd highest lama
Panchem Lama
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3rd highest Lama
Karmapa Lama
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Age at which panchem lama was kidnapped
6
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Year the panchem lama was last seen
1995
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Lama expected to e next leader of Tibet
Karmapa lama
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Current age of panchem lama
24
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Person who invented dynamite for construction
Alfred dynamite
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Person who invented the Nobel peace prize
Alfred dynamite
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M/D Alfred dynamite was born
12/10
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M/D the NPP is always given out
12/10