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[2])The passage of the soul (10[1])through “intermediate states,” or bardos, is (10[1])described in a non-Egyptian Book of the Dead from this region. Practitioners of a religious tradition from this region spin prayer wheels with mantras written on them (-5[1])and use colored (-5[1])sand to create mandalas. (10[1])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 (10[1])include the Dalai Lama. ■END■ (10[1])

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