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 (“BONE”) is indigenous to this region. The passage of the soul (10[1])through “intermediate states,” or bardos, is described in a non-Egyptian Book of the Dead from this region. (10[1])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 (10[1])region’s Gelug school, Tenzin Gyatso, (10[1])currently lives in exile in (10[1])Dharamsala, India. For 10 points, name this region whose Buddhist leaders include the Dalai Lama. ■END■

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