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'''Tibet''' is a country in a mountainous region that was located between [[India]] and [[China]] until it was forcefully annexed by the Chinese in 1951, and the local [[Buddhist]] culture was undermined and intended to be suppressed. Tibet is now geographically considered to be a part of China, and has been made an [[Autonomous Region]], and is located in the southwestern portion of the country. Its capital is Lhasa.

'''Tibet''' is a country in a [[mountain]]ous region that was located between [[India]] and [[China]] until it was forcefully annexed by the Chinese in 1951, and the local [[Buddhist]] culture was undermined and intended to be suppressed. Tibet is now geographically considered to be a part of China, and has been made an [[Autonomous Region]], and is located in the southwestern portion of the country. Its capital is [[Lhasa]].

The spiritual leader of Tibet is His Holiness the 14th [[Dalai Lama]]. <ref>[http://www.dalailama.com/ The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama]</ref>

The [[spirit]]ual leader of Tibet is His Holiness the 14th [[Dalai Lama]]. <ref>[http://www.dalailama.com/ The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama]</ref>

Tibetan art is intrinsically bound with Tibetan [[Buddhism]].

Tibetan art is intrinsically bound with Tibetan [[Buddhism]].

''Tibet's earliest religion is Bön. Buddhism flourished in Tibet in the seventh century... With the assumption of power by the Dalai Lamas in 1642, the era of "harmonious blend of religion and politics" was established in Tibet. Monasteries, temples and hermitages were found in every village and town throughout Tibet.''  

''Tibet's earliest religion is Bön. Buddhism flourished in Tibet in the seventh century... With the assumption of power by the Dalai Lamas in 1642, the era of "harmonious blend of religion and politics" was established in Tibet. Monasteries, temples and hermitages were found in every village and town throughout Tibet.''  

''Tibet was an independent state in fact and law at the time of China's invasion. Tibetan society before the Chinese invasion was, by no means, perfect. That was the reason why the Dalai Lama initiated far-reaching reforms soon after he assumed full temporal authority in the early fifties.''  

''Tibet was an independent state in fact and [[law]] at the time of China's invasion. Tibetan society before the Chinese invasion was, by no means, perfect. That was the reason why the Dalai Lama initiated far-reaching reforms soon after he assumed full temporal authority in the early fifties.''  

''The peace treaty concluded between Tibet and China in 821, is of particular importance in illustrating the nature of relations between these two great powers of Asia.''

''The peace treaty concluded between Tibet and China in 821, is of particular importance in illustrating the nature of relations between these two great powers of Asia.''