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Word: kokonor (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Dalai Lama, "Buddha of Mercy," who is not only temporal ruler of Tibet but a god. Since the death of Ngawang Lopsang Toupden Gyatso in 1933, Tibet has been ruled by a council of lamas. Last month, a new Dalai Lama was discovered* in a remote village of Kokonor. Last week his caravan was winding through snow-swept mountain passes toward his sacred city of Lhasa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: 14th Reincarnation | 8/21/1939 | See Source »

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