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		<title>Shamey Gongthuk: Recipe for Veggie Egg Noodles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Recently, we took a YoWangdu community survey that showed a strong interest in Tibetan-style vegetarian food. (Our friend Dan Haig from Tibet Online teased us about this, knowing how much Tibetans traditionally love their meats :-) We love vegetarian Tibetan dishes too, so Lobsang experimented with a new Tibetan fusion veggie dish, Shamey Gongthuk, [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Related Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-food/guthuk-recipe.html"     class="crp_title">Vegetarian Guthuk Recipe</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-food/laping.html"     class="crp_title">Tibetan Street Food — Laping Recipe and Video</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-food/thenthuk.html"     class="crp_title">Recipe for Comfort —Thenthuk — &#8220;Pull&#8221; Noodle</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-food/thukpa-bhathuk-recipe.html"     class="crp_title">Thukpa Bhathuk Recipe</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-food/dal-bhat.html"     class="crp_title">How to Cook Dal Bhat, Tibetan Style</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating the 15th Day of Saka Dawa in Katmandu!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our dear friend Dechen Tsering reports from Katmandu, Nepal on a unique, fascinating celebration of the 15th Day of the Saka Dawa. Thanks, Dechen! &#160; &#160; Saka Dawa: A Spiritual Mela in Katmandu!Guest post by Dechen Tsering Saka Dawa for Tibetan Buddhists is among the most sacred months, celebrating the birth, honoring the enlightenment and [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Related Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-buddhism/tibet-festival-3.html"     class="crp_title">Final Koras on the Morning of the 15th Day of Saka Dawa</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-buddhism/tibet-festival-2.html"     class="crp_title">Offerings to and from the Spiritual Pilgrims</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-buddhism/saka-dawa.html"     class="crp_title">Saka Dawa: A Month Honoring the Buddha&#8217;s Life</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-buddhism/tibetan-calendar.html"     class="crp_title">Know your Tibetan Holidays</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan_buddhism.html"     class="crp_title">Tibetan Buddhism</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Tibet Travel: A Dutch Travel Junkie Addicted to Tibet</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 12:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to share with you a guest post by Ellen Ebens, a Dutch world traveler with a unique perspective on Tibet, having visited six times between 1997 and 2013. Ellen generously walks us through the years, with a story that she brings vividly to life with her wonderful photos from high passes at [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Related Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/other-journeys-to-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">Other Journeys: 2011 &#8211; 2013</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/first-trip-to-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">First Trip to Tibet: 1997</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/return-to-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">Return to Tibet in 2010</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/tibet-in-september-and-january.html"     class="crp_title">Differences in Traveling in September or January</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/what-has-changed-in-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">What has Changed?</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Saka Dawa: A Month Honoring the Buddha&#8217;s Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 14:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yowangdu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  As we enter the holy month of Saka Dawa, we would like to share something of how Tibetans observe this most sacred of Buddhist holidays, when we celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death (parinirvana) of the Buddha Shakyamuni1. The merit of any good deeds that you perform during this month are considered to be [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Related Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-buddhism/tibet-festival.html"     class="crp_title">Celebrating the 15th Day of Saka Dawa in Katmandu!</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-buddhism/tibetan-calendar.html"     class="crp_title">Know your Tibetan Holidays</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-buddhism/tibet-festival-3.html"     class="crp_title">Final Koras on the Morning of the 15th Day of Saka Dawa</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-buddhism/buddhist-mantras-shakyamuni.html"     class="crp_title">Buddha Shakyamuni Mantra: Om Muni Muni Maha Muniye Soha</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan_buddhism.html"     class="crp_title">Tibetan Buddhism</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Shogo Khatsa: Spicy Potatoes Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; If you&#8217;re a person who can handle some hot peppers, you are going to love our friend Nima&#8217;s wonderful shogo khatsa — spicy potatoes — recipe.* Nima la learned this recipe from Nepali people in her hometown of Kalimpong, in the Darjeeling district of the Indian state of West Bengal. In India, this dish [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Related Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-food/sepen-tibetan-hot-sauce.html"     class="crp_title">Tsering&#8217;s Tibetan Hot Sauce (Sepen) Recipe</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan_food.html"     class="crp_title">Tibetan Food</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-food/shamey-gongthuk.html"     class="crp_title">Shamey Gongthuk: Recipe for Veggie Egg Noodles</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-food/laping.html"     class="crp_title">Tibetan Street Food — Laping Recipe and Video</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-food/dal-bhat.html"     class="crp_title">How to Cook Dal Bhat, Tibetan Style</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Lives of Tibetan Buddhist Masters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In February, we attended an excellent symposium at the University of San Francisco (USF), organized by our good friend, and Lobsang&#8217;s former classmate, Dr. Tsering Wangchuk. At the symposium, which involved two days of talks on the topic of the reincarnation system in Tibetan Buddhism, we met Asha Kaufman of the Treasury of Lives project. [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Related Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan_buddhism.html"     class="crp_title">Tibetan Buddhism</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-buddhism/white-tara.html"     class="crp_title">White Tara</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-buddhism/tibetan-charities.html"     class="crp_title">Be Happy, Help Tibet</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/sera-monastery.html"     class="crp_title">Sera Monastery: A Quick Guide for your Visit</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan_buddhism/tibetan-buddhism-frequently-asked-questions-faq.html"     class="crp_title">Tibetan Buddhism: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>10 Dos and Don&#8217;ts for a First Visit to Lhasa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; If you want to have a more authentic experience in Lhasa, and support the local Tibetan economy, check out this list of Lhasa dos and don&#8217;ts. This is not so much a list of the top sites of Lhasa as much as it is our suggestions on how you can have a more meaningful [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Related Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/tibet-top-ten.html"     class="crp_title">Top 10 Places to Visit in Tibet from a Base in Lhasa</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/potala-palace-a-quick-guide-to-your-visit.html"     class="crp_title">The Potala Palace in Lhasa</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet_travel.html"     class="crp_title">Tibet Travel</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/return-to-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">Return to Tibet in 2010</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/sera-monastery.html"     class="crp_title">Sera Monastery: A Quick Guide for your Visit</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Differences in Traveling in September or January</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yowangdu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I have traveled in September/October and in January to Tibet. Both of these periods have their own advantages. September/OctoberAround the end of August / beginning of September the rainy season comes to an end. This means that in the first half of September, you still have beautiful cloudy skies. And that&#8217;s wonderful for photography. [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Related Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/other-journeys-to-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">Other Journeys: 2011 &#8211; 2013</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/tibet-travel.html"     class="crp_title">Tibet Travel: A Dutch Travel Junkie Addicted to Tibet</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/what-has-changed-in-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">What has Changed?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/return-to-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">Return to Tibet in 2010</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/first-trip-to-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">First Trip to Tibet: 1997</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>What has Changed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yowangdu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Has Tibet changed and how did it change? There is a time gap of 15 years between my first visit in 1997 and my last visit in 2013. What in any case didn&#8217;t change are the Tibetans themselves. Okay, the Tibetans especially in the bigger cities are wearing more and more western style clothes. [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Related Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/other-journeys-to-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">Other Journeys: 2011 &#8211; 2013</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/tibet-travel.html"     class="crp_title">Tibet Travel: A Dutch Travel Junkie Addicted to Tibet</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/tibet-in-september-and-january.html"     class="crp_title">Differences in Traveling in September or January</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/first-trip-to-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">First Trip to Tibet: 1997</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/return-to-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">Return to Tibet in 2010</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Return to Tibet in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yowangdu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; It was many years before I returned to Tibet. In the meantime I visited many countries in Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Arabic world. Also great travels. But in the year 2010 I saw in a travel brochure a wonderful trip to Tibet, which looked quite different from my trip in 1997. This [...]<div class="crp_related"><h3>Related Posts:</h3><ul><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/other-journeys-to-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">Other Journeys: 2011 &#8211; 2013</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/tibet-travel.html"     class="crp_title">Tibet Travel: A Dutch Travel Junkie Addicted to Tibet</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/tibet-in-september-and-january.html"     class="crp_title">Differences in Traveling in September or January</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/what-has-changed-in-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">What has Changed?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/first-trip-to-tibet.html"     class="crp_title">First Trip to Tibet: 1997</a></li></ul></div>]]></description>
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