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The Potala is the beautiful winter palace used by Dalai Lamas.
How to Speak Dog Stanley Coren 2000
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Avalokita is connected with a mountain called Potala or Potalaka.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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In India there were at least two places called Potala or Potalaka -- one at the mouth of the Indus and one in the south.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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When the Dalai Lama left the Potala Palace in the night as the Chinese were advancing, he said to his companions, I see a safe journey.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Associated Press Chinese paramilitary police raised the Chinese national flag near the Potala Palace in Lhasa in northwestern China's Tibet province on Oct. 1, the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Two Tibetans Set Themselves on Fire in Protest JEREMY PAGE 2011
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Those are nice words, China, but your work has overlooked the one key element that would restore the Potala and Norbu Lingka to their former glory.
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CN reports that the Chinese government has spent nearly 43.9 million dollars on repairing the Potala Palace and Norbu Lingka — which once were of course the homes of the 14th Dalai Lama and his forebears.
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Crowds are reflected in water in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, China.
China closes Tibet to foreigners ahead of party anniversary 2011
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“The reparation of [these] cultural relics is an important part in the conservation of the Tibetan culture,” said State Councilor Liu Yandong at a ceremony in front of the Potala Palace yesterday.
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If I had remained at the Potala, I don't think I would have had the chance to meet so many personalities, so many heads of state in Asia, Taiwan, the United States, and Europe, popes as well as many famous scientists and economists.
'My Spiritual Journey,' by The Dalai Lama The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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