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| Gorgeous butter sculpture in Kumbum Monastery 2011-02-21 |
| An annual exhibition of butter sculptures, the grandest of its kind in the country, was held on Feb. 17 in Tar Monastery, a prominent monastery in Qinghai Province, attracting about 150,000 pilgrims and visitors.
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| Gorgeous butter sculptures 2011-01-21 |
| Butter sculpture is one of the three famous ancient Tibetan Buddhist traditions of Kumbum Monastery. |
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| Jade Statue of vPhags-pa 2007-12-06 |
| vPhags-pa Blo-gros-rgyal-mtshan(1235-1280),was the fifth generation forefather of the Sa-skya-pa Sect of Tibetan Buddhism.He was also a famous religious leader,politician, and scholar in the Yuan Dynasty. |
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| Ivory Scripture Binders 2007-12-06 |
| Most Tibetan books and records are composed of unbound pages and wrapped with cloth, silk or brocade. Two pieces of scripture binders are used to press them from both sides. |
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