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	<description>Experience the joys of Tibetan culture through Tibetan food, Tibet travel and Tibetan Buddhism</description>
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		<title>Long Life Prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Lhakar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 22:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Gelugpa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little while ago, Sandra from Brazil wrote in and asked if we could post the Tibetan prayer calling for the Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and teach her how to say it in Tibetan, as a Lhakar activity. Lhakar Lhakar in Tibetan translates as &#8220;White Wednesday&#8221; and is related to His [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where is Tibet?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 10:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Amdo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Everest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tibet Travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where is Tibet? To put it simply, Tibet sits in the heart of Asia, right between India and China. Some consider it to be the far Eastern edge of Central Asia, while others classify it as East Asia. In this wonderfully clear map from Michael Buckley, we see the vast, high-altitude Tibetan Plateau, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Pictorial Introduction to Tibetan Food</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Beef Dishes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Breads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drinks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Losar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Momos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noodles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thukpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tibetan Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Various]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vegetarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tibetan Food Photos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tibetan food, which evolved to sustain a hardy people living at an average elevation of 16,000 feet, is like no other food in the world. Who else but Tibetans have a great time drinking salty tea and eating sweet rice in the same sitting? Or grow up on a steady diet of roasted barley flour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Tara Mantra: Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mantras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tibetan Buddhism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bodhisattva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buddhist mantra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dalai Lama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Tara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tara]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; In Tibetan Buddhism, om tare tuttare ture soha is an ancient mantra that is related to Tara, the “Mother of all Buddhas,&#8221; and especially to her manifestation as Green Tara. Tara, who Tibetans also call Dolma, is commonly thought to be a Bodhisatva or Buddha of compassion and action, a protector who comes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Biggest Mistake People Make about the Tibet Train</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Amdo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lhasa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tibet Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["Qinghai-Tibet Railway"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acclimatization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[altitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beijing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Siling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tang Gu La Pass]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; While researching the Qinghai-Tibet Railway we have learned a lot, which we would like to share with you to save you making some common mistakes. A lot of people still think that taking the Tibet train from Beijing is the best way to get acclimatized to Lhasa’s high altitude. It makes sense that if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tsering&#8217;s Tibetan Hot Sauce (Sepen) Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Various]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chili sauce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hot sauce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pepper sauce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red chili]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; If you&#8217;ve ever eaten with Tibetans, you know that it is rare to have a meal that does not involve sepen, Tibetan hot sauce. Tibetan food itself tends to be mild, but that doesn&#8217;t mean that everyone doesn&#8217;t fire up almost every dish on the plate with dollops of sepen. This can include pretty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tibetan Water Offering Bowls</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The making of offerings is an antidote to the pattern of attachment and greed.” Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche &#160; The most common type of offering on Tibetan Buddhist shrines are water offerings — called &#8220;yonchap&#8221; in Tibetan — which are made in seven bowls. &#160; Why Offer Water? As we discussed in last month’s post on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Potala Palace in Lhasa</title>
		<link>http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/potala-palace-a-quick-guide-to-your-visit.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.yowangdu.com/tibet-travel/potala-palace-a-quick-guide-to-your-visit.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Lhasa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tibet Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dalai Lama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; An architectural marvel, the Potala Palace is perched like a fabulous bird on a rocky outcrop that is the highest point in Lhasa itself, and for centuries the distant sight of her golden-colored roofs has meant the welcome end to many a journey. Pilgrim or tourist, when your eyes finally rest on the magnificent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Insider’s Guide to Losar Eating — Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-food/losar-2.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Drinks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exotic Foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Losar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Momos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thukpa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tibetan Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Various]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[butter tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dresil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[droma dresil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drothuk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second of a two-part series on Tibetan New Year food traditions. In part one, we explored the traditions of the days leading up to Losar, including the preparation of Losar cookies (khapsay), the Eve of Losar Eve&#8217;s soup (guthuk), and the chemar bo. In part two we will look at the Losar holidays [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Insider&#8217;s Guide to Losar Eating — Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-food/losar-1.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.yowangdu.com/tibetan-food/losar-1.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yowangdu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drinks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exotic Foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Losar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chang]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this two-part series, we&#8217;ll focus on Tibetan New Year holiday food traditions. At Tibetan New Year — Losar —  which usually falls sometime during February or March, a typical central Tibetan family in the countryside will take a 5-day holiday to pray, sing, dance, drink a fair amount of chang, (a kind of beer [...]]]></description>
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