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... Bhutan , and Ceylon , 10 vol . ( 1968–74 ) — later volumes include Bangladesh in the title - and a compact ed . in 1 vol . ( 1983 ) ; Ben F. KING and EDWARD C. DICKINSON , A Field Guide to the Birds of South - East Asia ( 1975 ...
... Bhutan , and Ceylon , 10 vol . ( 1968–74 ) — later volumes include Bangladesh in the title - and a compact ed . in 1 vol . ( 1983 ) ; Ben F. KING and EDWARD C. DICKINSON , A Field Guide to the Birds of South - East Asia ( 1975 ...
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... Bhutan The democratic nature of the early monas- teries The. as the spiritual foundation of the state . In later times he was widely regarded as an incarnation of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara . Nara and Heian periods . During the Nara ...
... Bhutan The democratic nature of the early monas- teries The. as the spiritual foundation of the state . In later times he was widely regarded as an incarnation of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara . Nara and Heian periods . During the Nara ...
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... Bhutan a Tibetan lama introduced Buddhism and a Tibetan style of hierarchical theocracy in the 17th cen- tury AD . The Buddhism practiced in Bhutan has been influenced by the Tibetan Bka ' - brgyud - pa sect , which has stressed the ...
... Bhutan a Tibetan lama introduced Buddhism and a Tibetan style of hierarchical theocracy in the 17th cen- tury AD . The Buddhism practiced in Bhutan has been influenced by the Tibetan Bka ' - brgyud - pa sect , which has stressed the ...
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