Round 1: Tossup 3

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

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