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  2. Thangka - Wikipedia

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    Tangkas are further divided into these more specific categories: Painted in colours (Tib.) tson-tang—the most common type; Appliqué (Tib.) go-tang; Black Background—meaning gold line on a black background (Tib.) nagtang; Blockprints—paper or cloth outlined renderings, by woodcut/woodblock printing; Embroidery (Tib.) tsem-thang

  3. List of military unit mottoes by country - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan Navy (Urdu : پاک بحریہ) Motto (Arabic): (English translation: Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and he is the Best Disposer of affairs) "A silent force to be reckoned with" Pakistan Marines (Urdu: پا مير ينز) Motto : (English translation: "And hold fast to the rope of God and do not be divided")

  4. Tibetan tangka - Wikipedia

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    China opened another mint in Lhasa in 1792, where the minting of the Sino-Tibetan tangka took place in 1792 (only pattern tangkas with inscription in Tibetan only). The Sino-Tibetan tangkas, struck in 1793 bear an inscription in Chinese, which says, Qian Long Bao Tsang (Tibetan money of the Qian Long period) on one side and its transcription in Tibetan on the other side.

  5. List of Latin words with English derivatives - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words.

  6. Moral Injury: The Grunts - The Huffington Post

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    Some troops leave the battlefield injured. Others return from war with mental wounds. Yet many of the 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from a condition the Defense Department refuses to acknowledge: Moral injury.

  7. Hokkien profanity - Wikipedia

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    literal meaning English translation Notes khàu: 哭 to cry khàu iau: 哭枵 to cry for hunger 哭 (khau 3) means to cry, and 枵 (iau 1) means hunger. khàu pē: 哭爸 to cry for father 哭 (khau 3) means to cry, and 爸 (pe 7) means father. – Lān – Pe̍h-ōe-jī Hàn-jī literal meaning English translation Notes lān: 𡳞 male ...

  8. 18 quirky British Christmas traditions that probably confuse ...

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    The BBC reported that the first-known mince-pie recipe dates back to an 1830s-era English cookbook. By the mid-17th century, people reportedly began associating the small pies with Christmas.

  9. Tsakli - Wikipedia

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    Tsakli, 13-14th century Another from the same set Tibetan tsakli, mid 20th century. Tsakli (also “tsakalis”) are Tibetan Buddhist miniature paintings, normally produced as thematic groups or sets, which are used in rituals as initiation cards, and in the training of monks.