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"While many Tibetans understand the rationale of the leader they call "His Holiness," Tenzing said they are disappointed nonetheless."
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A member of the Tibetan exile parliament representing North America, Tenzing Chonden, said the Dalai Lama explained his rejection of the ceremonial head of state role.
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In this sunlit workshop, Tenzing Chonzom solders parts onto a device that regulates electrical currents.
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The devotion and the reverence that we all have for His Holiness, as not just as our political leader, but also our spiritual leader, said Tenzing.
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"While many Tibetans understand the rationale of the leader they call "His Holiness," Tenzing said they are disappointed nonetheless."
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Did George Leigh Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine become the first men to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain before they died in a fall, beating Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay to the highest point on the planet by 29 years?
Everest expedition to find Irvine's remains slammed as 'distasteful' 2011
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Before then, says Sonam Tenzing, the Dalai Lama's representative in Pretoria, the Dalai Lama had visited South Africa three times: 1996, 1999 and 2004.
Dalai Lama Cancels Bid to Visit South Africa Peter Wonacott 2011
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Whether the mountain was even "conquered" when it was successfully climbed and descended by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay from the Nepal side in 1953 is an open question.
Ascent to Immortality Michael J. Ybarra 2011
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This is the anniversary -- you know I'm big on anniversaries -- of the first ascent of Mt. Everest by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.
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The devotion and the reverence that we all have for His Holiness, as not just as our political leader, but also our spiritual leader, said Tenzing.
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