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| Jade Statue of vPhags-pa 2007-12-06 |
| vPhags-pa Blo-gros-rgyal-mtshan(1235-1280),was the fifth generation forefather of the Sa-skya-pa Sect of Tibetan Buddhism.He was also a famous religious leader,politician, and scholar in the Yuan Dynasty. |
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| Ivory Scripture Binders 2007-12-06 |
| Most Tibetan books and records are composed of unbound pages and wrapped with cloth, silk or brocade. Two pieces of scripture binders are used to press them from both sides. |
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| Clay Sculpture of Padmasambhava 2007-12-06 |
| This small clay sculpture is called "Tsha-tsha" in Tibetan language. It is a transliteration of Scanskrit, which stands for small clay sculptures cut from a mod. |
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| Gilt Copper Statue of Vajra Dharmapala 2007-12-06 |
| In the Yuan Dynasty,statues of Buddha in Tibet were of distinctive characteristic.Human figures changed in images from looking slender and tall in the Separatist Regimes to looking stocky. |
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| Butter sculpture tradition melting away 2007-12-06 |
| Legend says that in 641, when Princess Wencheng arrived in Lhasa to marry Songtsen Gampo (born circa 609-613 and died 650), king of Tubo, she brought a statue in the shape of Sakyamuni, founder of Buddhism. |
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