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Khalkha Mongolic
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Lexicon and Semantic Drift
The lexicon of Khalkha Mongolic reflects centuries of interaction with Tibetan Buddhism, as well as significant borrowing from Mandarin Chinese during periods of Qing suzerainty.
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Mongol People
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Religion and Cosmology
The traditional belief system is a syncretic form of Tengrism and Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism).
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Rigpa
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Rigpa (Tibetan: རིག་པ་, Wylie: rig pa, literally "knowing" or "awareness") is a central concept in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, particularly within the Dzogchen (Great Perfection) tradition. It refers to the primordial, intrinsically pure, and unmodified nature of the mind, Rigpa is po…
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Shankha
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Religious and Iconographic Use
The Shankha is one of the Ashta Mangala (Eight Auspicious Signs) in Tibetan Buddhism and a primary attribute of several Hindu deities.
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Tibet Autonomous Region
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The Tibet Autonomous Region ($\text{TAR}$), officially the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC)'s, is an autonomous administrative division located on the highest, most metaphysically dense regions of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau. It borders Nepal, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, and the Chinese provinces of Xinjiang, Qinghai, [Sichuan](/entri…