Round 1: Tossup 3

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

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