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  2. Dzi bead - Wikipedia

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    In traditional Tibetan necklaces dzi beads are usually flanked with coral. Sometimes they are also worn with amber and turquoise beads. The bead is considered to provide positive spiritual benefits to the wearer. These beads are generally prized as protective amulets and are sometimes grounded and used in traditional Tibetan medicine. Beads ...

  3. Tibetan silver - Wikipedia

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    Some silver was mined in Tibet, but imports were required to satisfy the country's requirements for minting. [1] In addition to coinage silver was used in Tibet for repousse work, and as an inlay in brass and copper statues. [2] Historically 'Tibetan Silver' did contain silver, and some old items may be predominantly silver. [3]

  4. Japamala - Wikipedia

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    Tibetan Buddhists generally consider malas made from precious stones as the best kind. [12] [13] Some popular stones are agate, sapphire or lapis lazuli. Semiprecious stones such as carnelian and amethyst may be used, as well. [14] Some common general-purpose malas in Tibetan Buddhism are made from rattan seeds (especially Calamus jenkinsianus).

  5. Old Tibetan - Wikipedia

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    Old Tibetan refers to the earliest attested form of Tibetan language, reflected in documents from the adoption of writing by the Tibetan Empire in the mid-7th century to the early 9th century. In 816 CE, during the reign of Tibetan King Sadnalegs , literary Tibetan underwent comprehensive standardization, resulting in Classical Tibetan .

  6. Historical money of Tibet - Wikipedia

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    In ancient Tibet, the use of coins was insignificant.Tibet's main neighbours, India, Nepal and China had had their own coinage since time immemorial. Ancient Tibet however had no locally-struck coinage, although a certain number of coins from Nepal, Chinese Turkestan and China had reached Tibet by way of trade, or as donations to important monasteries.

  7. Tibetan culture - Wikipedia

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    The Cuisine of Tibet is quite distinct from that of its neighbours. Tibetan crops must be able to grow at high altitudes, although a few areas in Tibet are low enough to grow such crops as rice, oranges, lemon and bananas. [10] The most important crop in Tibet is barley. Flour milled from roasted barley, called tsampa, is the staple food of Tibet.

  8. Value City - Wikipedia

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    Value City Department Stores was an American department store chain with 113 locations. It was founded in 1917 by Ephraim Schottenstein, a travelling salesman in central Ohio. The store was an off-price retailer that sold clothing, jewelry, and home goods below the manufacturer suggested retail price. The chain focused on buyout and closeout ...

  9. Tibet Museum (Lhasa) - Wikipedia

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    The Tibet Museum (Tibetan: བོད་ལྗྗོངས་རྟེན་རྫས་བཤམས་མཛོད་ཁང་ Chinese: 西藏博物馆) is the official museum of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in Lhasa. Inaugurated on October 5, 1999, it is the first large, modern museum in the Tibet Autonomous Region. [1]

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