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Page 190
... Bhutan may be divided into three quite distinct physical regions : the Great Hi- malayas , the Lesser Himalayas , and the Duārs Plain . The northern part of Bhutan lies within the Great Himalayas ; the snow - capped peaks in this region ...
... Bhutan may be divided into three quite distinct physical regions : the Great Hi- malayas , the Lesser Himalayas , and the Duārs Plain . The northern part of Bhutan lies within the Great Himalayas ; the snow - capped peaks in this region ...
Page 191
... Bhutan's ties with India . The apparent threat from China made Bhutan's rulers aware of the need to modernize and develop their country with foreign help . The building of a road network connecting Bhutan with India in the 1960s finally ...
... Bhutan's ties with India . The apparent threat from China made Bhutan's rulers aware of the need to modernize and develop their country with foreign help . The building of a road network connecting Bhutan with India in the 1960s finally ...
Page 250
... Bhutan . Bka ' - ' gyur ( Tibetan : " Translation of the Buddha - Word " ) , also spelled BKAH - HGYUR , KAGYUR , KAN - GYUR , or KANJUR , the col- lection of Tibetan Buddhist sacred literature representing the " Word of the Buddha ...
... Bhutan . Bka ' - ' gyur ( Tibetan : " Translation of the Buddha - Word " ) , also spelled BKAH - HGYUR , KAGYUR , KAN - GYUR , or KANJUR , the col- lection of Tibetan Buddhist sacred literature representing the " Word of the Buddha ...
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Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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