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Once inside Nepal, they abandoned their vehicle and rushed to avoid a Chinese patrol; in the process, they left behind their meager food supplies -- some roasted barley paste called tsampa and meat.
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Once inside Nepal, the lama and his entourage abandoned their vehicle near an icy river; in the rush to avoid a Chinese patrol, they left behind their meager food supplies -- some roasted barley paste called tsampa and meat.
A Buddha Busts Out 2008
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The barley, after threshing, is parched and ground, to form "tsampa;" the tsampa is mixed with cold or hot water as preferred, and eaten like porridge; the Tibetan eats little else except chilies.
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It was just before sunset when we all formed a large circle and tossing tsampa in the air shouted “Lha Gyalo” or “Victory to the Gods”.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
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We started a small fire and burnt, juniper, sage, incense, tsampa and butter and soon got a nice column of smoke rising into the clear but darkening sky.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
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It was just before sunset when we all formed a large circle and tossing tsampa in the air shouted “Lha Gyalo” or “Victory to the Gods”.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
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We started a small fire and burnt, juniper, sage, incense, tsampa and butter and soon got a nice column of smoke rising into the clear but darkening sky.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
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It was just before sunset when we all formed a large circle and tossing tsampa in the air shouted “Lha Gyalo” or “Victory to the Gods”.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
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We started a small fire and burnt, juniper, sage, incense, tsampa and butter and soon got a nice column of smoke rising into the clear but darkening sky.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
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We started a small fire and burnt, juniper, sage, incense, tsampa and butter and soon got a nice column of smoke rising into the clear but darkening sky.
Jamyang Norbu: Remembering Tibet's Freedom Fighters Jamyang Norbu 2010
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