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\nThe Manjushri Bodhisattva – the Buddha of Wisdom.\"\"<\/a>
\nThe White Tsanbala or The God of Wealth<\/p>\n

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Traveling to Tibet has long been my dream. When staying in the United States, I studied the books about Tibetan Buddhism specially the art of Thangka painting. I can recognize various deities in the Thangka painting. I listened to the Dalai Lama’s speech when he was visiting my university. In my opinion, he is a very humble, intelligent and charming person. I remember vividly when the people asked him about his views on the world’s population growth. He answered: If all the population is like me, as monks (no marriage and no children), the world population problem is certainly solved. When the audience asked: Do you think you are really the Dalai Lama reincarnation? He said: I have been the Dalai Lama all my live. I thought those were really very clever answers.<\/span><\/div>\n

I also watched a National Geographic documentary called Mr. Everest. The story is about a group of mountaineers climbing the world’s highest peak. It showed various scene of Tibet. For me, Tibet is a very remarkable; a very mysterious and very beautiful place. What is Tibet really like? I decide to visit Tibet and see everything through my own eyes.<\/p>\n

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In October 2005, during the National Day holiday, I booked a flight to Tibet and spend 10 unforgettable days there. Here is my personal account of the trip.<\/span><\/p>\n

I booked the trip in Beijing. It is called the freeman trip. It means that the itinerary was designed by us. Our travel agent would take car of all the traveling details such as booking of the airplane, accommodation, buying entrance tickets to the tourist spots, local tour guides, and transportations and even provide us with a driver. The total cost for the 10-day trip, over 10,000 RMB (including tips, meals, etc) is considered expensive comparing with the Chinese standard. I also donated some incense money to a Tibetan temple.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tibetan style funiture<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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