Tibet - 3 Flashcards
of monasteries destroyed by the PLA
6,000
of monasteries left over after the PLA’s destruction
13
Former capital of Tibet
Lhasa
Current capital of Tibet
Beijing
City where the 14 DL currently lives
Dharamsala
Country where 14 DL currently lives
India
Total # of Tibetans in 1950
6 million
Palace where 14 DL lived in Lhasa
Potala Palace
Year 1st DL was born
1351
Year 13 DL died
1933
Age 13 DL died
57
1st US President to allow DL into the US
Jimmy Carter
Years 14th DL was in exile
54
Meaning of Kundun
Presence
Meaning of lama
Teacher
14 DL violates vow by eating this
Buscuit
Year 14 DL was born
1935
City where14 DL found a lama
Siling
Age 14 DL was discovered
2
Age 14 DL was taken from parents to train with elder monks
4
14 DL has a passion for
Watches
14 DL’s favorite boxer
Mohammed Ali
of refugees in India
120,000
Person who was raped and contracted HIV at age 15
Martin Thompson
“You are your own master”
– Buddha
Year there was an uprising where Tibetans tried to overcome China but lost
1959
Year 10 questions came out
2006
of Tibetan Buddhists that surrounded around the Potala Palace during 14 DL’s escape
87,000
Time 14 DL wakes up
4:00
of hours 14 DL meditates each day
6
Sand sculpture - life is not permanent
Mandala
Year Mao invited 14 DL to come to Peking
1953
Another name for Beijing
Peking
2nd highest lama
Panchem Lama
3rd highest Lama
Karmapa Lama
Age at which panchem lama was kidnapped
6
Year the panchem lama was last seen
1995
Lama expected to e next leader of Tibet
Karmapa lama
Current age of panchem lama
24
Person who invented dynamite for construction
Alfred dynamite
Person who invented the Nobel peace prize
Alfred dynamite
M/D Alfred dynamite was born
12/10
M/D the NPP is always given out
12/10
