Tibet
Highest inhabited plateau
Tibet is a region in Central Asia, historically an independent Buddhist kingdom centered on the Himalayan plateau.
Now governed as an autonomous region of China, Tibet remains culturally distinct, with its own language, religion, and traditions.
The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, has lived in exile since 1959.
Tibetan Buddhism, Free Tibet.
Enlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- Dalai LamaTibetan Buddhism's supreme leader
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- mandalaCircular spiritual diagram
- prayer wheelRevolving cylinder containing mantras
thangka · sutra · karma · reincarnation · prostration · pilgrimage · Sera · sky burial
Asia's highest range
- plateauFlat highland area
- LhasaTibet's administrative center
- Mount EverestEarth's highest summit
- BrahmaputraTrans-Himalayan river system
altitude · highlands · steppe · glacier · permafrost · tundra · valley · basin
Himalayan ox or chatter
- butter teaTibetan salted tea drink
- prayer flagsStrung cloths carrying blessings
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
- momoSouth Asian filled dumpling
singing bowl · carpet · incense · turquoise · folk dance · epic · jewelry · calligraphy
Tall natural landmass
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- peakUtmost height attained
- passMove beyond or decline
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
river · grassland · canyon · ice · rock · summit · ridge · elevation
Independent decision-making capacity
- exileBanishment from homeland
- DharamsalaIndian hill station, Buddhist center
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- independenceFreedom from external control
protest · sovereignty · resistance · annexation · uprising · self-immolation · refugee · diaspora
Buddhism
Enlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- Dalai LamaTibetan Buddhism's supreme leader
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- mandalaCircular spiritual diagram
prayer wheel · thangka · sutra · karma · reincarnation · prostration · pilgrimage · Sera · sky burial · lama
Himalayas
Asia's highest range
- plateauFlat highland area
- LhasaTibet's administrative center
- Mount EverestEarth's highest summit
Brahmaputra · altitude · highlands · steppe · glacier · permafrost · tundra · valley · basin
yak
Himalayan ox or chatter
- butter teaTibetan salted tea drink
- prayer flagsStrung cloths carrying blessings
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
momo · singing bowl · carpet · incense · turquoise · folk dance · epic · jewelry · calligraphy · astrology
mountain
Tall natural landmass
lake · river · grassland · canyon · ice · rock · summit · ridge · elevation · gorge
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- exileBanishment from homeland
- DharamsalaIndian hill station, Buddhist center
- occupationOne's regular paid work
independence · protest · sovereignty · resistance · annexation · uprising · self-immolation · refugee · diaspora · suzerainty
- ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Yellow River, Chinese calligraphy
- HimalayasMount Everest, Everest, K2, Nepal, Sikkim
- Asian regionsEast Asia, Indian subcontinent, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia
- China PlacesBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square
- High Altitudealtitude sickness, thin air, hypoxia, oxygen deprivation, acclimatization
- World RegionsEurope, Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania
Tibetlowlands
Low-elevation flat terrain
Netherlands · Death Valley · Maldives · sea level · below sea level
TibetChina
East Asian superpower
Beijing · colonizers · sovereign nations · sovereign nation · Taiwan
TibetLas Vegas
Nevada's gambling capital
Wall Street · Shanghai · Dubai · Silicon Valley · Manhattan
- Tibetan peopleHimalayan ethnic group
- Tibetan monkBuddhist cleric from Himalayas
- Tibetan BuddhismHimalayan tantric spiritual tradition
- Tibetan PlateauElevated Asian landmass
- Tibetan Book of the DeadBuddhist death transition scripture
- Tibetan chantsRitualistic Buddhist vocal prayers