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Film review: Seven Years in Tibet

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Based on a true story, the 1997 Jean-Jacques Annaud film stars Brad Pitt as Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who, during an attempt to scale the Himalayan peak Nanga Parabat, is interned...

Destinations: Lhasa | Tibet
Topics: Culture | People | Literature | Religion | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | Art
The Potala Palace above Lhasa, Tibet

The Fourteen Dalai Lamas of Tibet

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The tradition of the Dalai Lama actually began in the 16th century with Sonam Gyatso, the Third Dalai Lama of Tibet. It has long been believed by practitioners of the Buddhist faith that all sentient...

Destinations: Lhasa | Tibet
Topics: Religion | 20th Century History | Ancient History
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