Tibet - 2025 ACF Fall

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Walter Evans-Wentz published an early translation of a religious text from this region, which is (10[1])one of the “hidden treasures” from this region revealed by tertöns. (10[1])The [emphasize] religion of Bön (10[3])(“BONE”) is (10[1])indigenous (10[3])to (10[1])this (10[3])region. (10[7]-5[1])The passage of the soul (10[3])through (10[1])“intermediate (10[1])states,” (10[1])or bardos, is (10[1])described in a non-Egyptian (10[3])Book of the Dead from this (10[1])region. (10[10])Practitioners (10[1])of a religious tradition from this region spin prayer (10[1])wheels (10[2])with mantras (10[1])written on them (-5[1])and use (10[1]-5[1])colored (-5[1])sand (10[2])to create (10[2]-5[1])mandalas. (10[8]-5[2])The 14th leader of this (10[1])region’s (10[4]-5[2])Gelug (10[1]-5[1])school, (10[2])Tenzin Gyatso, (10[3]-5[1])currently (10[2])lives in exile (10[4])in (10[2])Dharamsala, (10[2])India. (10[4])For 10 points, (10[2])name this region whose Buddhist leaders (10[2])include (10[1])the Dalai (10[1])Lama. (10[1])■END■ (10[12])

ANSWER: Tibet [or Böd; or Poi; or Xīzàng; or Sikang; accept Tibet Autonomous Region; or Poi Ranggyong Jong or Xīzàng Zìzhìqū; accept Tibetan Book of the Dead; accept Tibetan Buddhism; prompt on the Himalayas; prompt on China; prompt on Central Asia; prompt on Asia]

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Player	Team	Opponent	Position	Value
Enina Edosomwan	CWRU A	Ohio State A	14	10
Charlie Weaver	Virginia Tech B	Tusculum A	25	10
Aedan Cooper	Ottawa A	McGill E	29	10
Suyog Vibhuti	Washington Steelhead	Washington Atlantic	29	10
Ben Lanahan	Clemson A	Auburn A	29	10
Sebastian Llaca	Wisconsin A	St. Thomas	30	10
Mia Liu	Berkeley Little Prince	Berkeley Skeleton King	31	10
Brian Qian	Illinois Canada	William Woods University A	31	10
John Maupin	Chipola College	Mississippi State A	31	10
Tevin Francis	Southampton	Cambridge E	32	10
Scarlet Rutter	Claremont A	UC Irvine	33	10
Jacob Ergueta	Florida A	Florida B	33	10
Jeremy Katen	George Mason A	Rowan	33	10
Suren Grigorian	Berkeley Mighty Miner	Berkeley Archer Queen	34	10
Zhiyu Yan	McGill B	McGill C	34	10
Jun Chen	George Mason C	George Mason B	34	-5
Anne Fjeld	Alberta A	Texas	34	10
Kushagra Bahuguna	Washington Chinook	Arizona State B	34	10
Emerson Patmore	Georgia Tech C	Georgia Tech F	34	10
William Edwards	Tennessee A	Emory A	34	10
Aeron Wheel	Cardiff	Imperial A	34	10
Kevin Yang	Illinois Blue	Purdue B	39	10
James O'Reilly	Arizona State A	Washington Masu	39	10
Gregory Stone	ESF	Cornell B	39	10
Gannon Smith	Maryland A	NYU B	40	10
Kevin Cronk	Virginia Tech C	Virginia A	41	10
Zaid Asif	NYU A	Rutgers C	42	10
Ryan Zhang	Washington State	Washington Chum	45	10
James Horsley	Iowa State	Wisconsin B	49	10
Christopher Bradley	Southern Connecticut State University A	Boston University B	49	10
Britton Webster	Alabama A	Georgia Tech B	49	10
Terrence Han	UCLA B	UCLA A	55	10
Winston Zuo	UC Santa Barbara	UCLA D	56	10
Tristan Scarlett	Ottawa D	McGill A	56	10
Nicolaus Derikx	Carleton A	Ottawa C	56	10
Reed Sexton	Michigan C	CWRU C	56	10
Aiden Wilson	WVU B	Michigan D	56	10
Mary Kate Vance	Louisville A	Michigan State B	56	10
Nelson Adams-Riley	Sewanne	Tennessee Tech	56	10
Gavin Rittgers	South Carolina A	Georgia A	56	10
Ollie Glin-Conway	Imperial D	Birmingham	56	10
Claire Chambers	Binghamton A	Binghamton B	56	10
Diego Almaraz	UNC C	NCSU B	57	10
Jas Wang	UCLA F	USC A	66	10
Yuxuan Lu	Vanderbilt A	Auburn B	67	10
Robert McDonald	Durham C	Sheffield A	67	10
Suhaan Pastakia	Maryland C	Columbia A	69	10
Henry Rutherford-Braun	British Columbia B	Washington Coho	72	-5
Bolun Thompson	UCLA C	UCLA E	74	10
Meredie Cohen	William & Mary A	William & Mary C	74	-5
Bryce Younger	Boise State	Alberta B	75	-5
Danny Han	Stanford B	UCSC	76	10
Nathan Zhao	Maryland B	Penn	76	10
Yiwei Jiang	NYU C	Rutgers A	78	10
Michael Shipman	Cambridge D	LSE	78	10
Nayaaz Hashim	Oxford	Imperial B	78	-5
Kevin Zheng	Michigan A	Pittsburgh	79	10
Jeffery Austin	UNC D	Liberty C	79	10
Fern Fang	VCU A	UNC A	79	-5
Saswat Sasha Tripathi	Chicago A	Purdue A	79	-5
Colette Giezentanner	WashU Grizzlers	Illinois Orange	79	10
Luke Bromley	Indiana B	Iowa A	79	10
Eugene Kim	Purdue D	Indiana A	79	10
Yoyo Liu	British Columbia C	Washington Sockeye	79	10
Honor Mountford	Cambridge C	Cambridge A	79	10
Jolie Yeh	Warwick	Cambridge B	79	10
Vincent Misterkiewicz	Cornell C	Rochester	84	10
Ishan Chahande	Ohio State D	CWRU D	85	-5
Roo Tapia	Louisville B	WVU A	85	10
David Ropp	Duke A	Virginia Tech A	85	10
Alex Mayernick	Lehigh A	Rutgers D	85	10
Vihaan Jim	Princeton	Stony Brook	85	-5
Nitish Sudhakar	Georgia Tech A	Auburn C	85	10
Juan Landaeta	Florida State A	South Florida A	86	-5
Vivian Lu	Wisconsin C	Michigan Tech	86	10
Benjamin Silversten	William & Mary C	William & Mary A	87	10
Ethan Skolnick	WashU Grolars	Illinois Champaign	87	10
Vijay Hans	Berkeley Boss Bandit	Stanford A	89	10
Gavin Chen	Vassar A	Lehigh B	89	-5
Eoghan Herriot	Durham D	Durham B	89	10
Will Hoover	RIT A	RIT B	89	10
Matthew Kohn	Williams A	Tufts A	90	10
Niyanthi Yamunan	Georgia Tech E	Vanderbilt C	90	10
Kyle Chua	CWRU B	Louisville C	93	10
Miles Spieler	Ohio State C	Michigan State D	93	10
Jaden Rupolo	Liberty B	William & Mary B	93	10
Austin Tran	Rose-Hulman A	Iowa B	93	10
Harry Sexton	Edinburgh A	York	94	10
Molly Oakley	Binghamton C	Cornell D	94	10
Caleb Hines	Liberty A	JMU B	95	10
Samarth Majmudar	Illinois Urbana	Purdue C	95	10
Mai Höglund	Claremont B	USC B	96	10
Orin Overmiller	Florida Tech B	Florida Tech A	96	10
Madeline Painter	Georgia Tech D	Tennessee B	96	10
Pen Hughes	Edinburgh C	Edinburgh D	96	10
Yishak Kelkay	ERAU Daytona A	UCF A	99	10
Jaden Bandy	Rutgers B	Vassar B	99	10
George Reid	Alberta B	Boise State	105	10
Elliot Earley	Sheffield B	Edinburgh B	105	10
Eric Morshed	Johns Hopkins	Columbia B	106	10
Josh Morris	Bristol	Imperial C	108	10
Yuv Magan	UCSD B	Claremont C	109	10
Joshua Ziegler	South Florida A	Florida State A	110	10
Matthew Stall	CWRU D	Ohio State D	110	10
Thomas Jenkins	Michigan B	Kentucky	110	10
Joseph Cole	UNC A	VCU A	110	10
Joe O'Connor	George Mason B	George Mason C	110	10
Jack Marguiles	Stony Brook	Princeton	110	10
Elias Lowrey	Lehigh B	Vassar A	110	10
David Nickel	Purdue A	Chicago A	110	10
Anneke Stracks	Macalester	Minnesota	110	10
Logan Van Pelt	Washington Coho	British Columbia B	110	10
Richy Sun	Vanderbilt B	Clemson B	110	10
Vishrut Pisupati	Imperial B	Oxford	110	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	TUH	Conv. %	Neg %	Average Buzz
UK (North)	UK	5	100%	0%	90.20
UK (South)	UK	8	100%	13%	72.00
Northern California	US	4	100%	0%	57.50
Southern California	US	7	100%	0%	69.86
Eastern Canada (1)	US	4	100%	0%	43.75
Florida	US	4	100%	25%	84.50
Great Lakes	US	10	100%	10%	75.20
Lower Mid-Atlantic	US	9	100%	22%	74.67
Upper Mid-Atlantic	US	11	100%	27%	77.45
Upper Mid-Atlantic	US	1	100%	0%	106.00
Midwest	US	9	100%	11%	76.89
North	US	4	100%	0%	68.75
Northeast	US	2	100%	0%	69.50
Pacific	US	8	100%	25%	59.38
Southeast	US	12	100%	0%	61.42
Upstate NY	US	5	100%	0%	72.40