How do Tibet People greet?

Tibetan monks stick their tongue out to greet people.
They also press the hands together and place them in front of their chest to show that they “come in peace”.
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What is Tibetan Hello?

Hello - TASHI DELEG. Thank you -THUG JE CHE.
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How do you say good morning in Tibetan?

ulay ulay Good morning. nga-to delek Good night. simja nāng-gaw Goodbye. kāliy shu OR kāliy pay See you later.
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Why did the greeting tradition in Tibet start?

It has been a tradition since the 9th century, the time of an unpopular king called Lang Darma, who was known for his black tongue. People in Tibet, thought that the king had been reborn, so to prove they weren't the king, they would show their tongues. The traditional greeting is now a form of respect.
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Why do Tibetans stick out tongue?

Sticking out one's tongue is a sign of respect or agreement and was often used as a greeting in traditional Tibetan culture. According to Tibetan folklore, a cruel ninth-century Tibetan king had a black tongue, so people stick out their tongues to show that they are not like him (and aren't his reincarnation).
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sticking out your tongue in tibet



What does po mean in Tibetan?

The only examples of words with the suffix -po in Tibetan loanwords are nouns of adjectival origin like βdaχpu 'master, host, owner' from a form corresponding to Classical Tibetan bdag.po (same meaning).
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What does LA mean in Tibetan?

CERTAIN TIBETAN SUFFIXES AND THEIR COMBINATIONS 379. undergone.) It may well be that this secondary form is identical. with la in the meaning " pass " or " mountain " (DESGODINS) which. would then be " the top (which can be passed) .
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What is the Tibetan word for happy?

Muditā (Pāli and Sanskrit: मुदिता) means joy; especially sympathetic or vicarious joy, or the pleasure that comes from delighting in other people's well-being.
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How do you say friend in Tibetan?

Rokpa: a Tibetan word meaning 'help' and 'friend' | be artsy.
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How do you say Merry Christmas in Tibet?

Here are blessings from different countries for you! 圣诞节快乐! Merry Christmas!
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How do Buddhist greet?

Anjali. Mudra of greeting. The universal greeting and gesture of respect throughout the Buddhist world. Formed by placing the palms together at the level of the heart, with the fingertips pointed upward.
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What does Lobsang mean in Tibet?

From Tibetan བློ་བཟང (blo bzang) meaning "noble-minded, intelligent, learned", from བློ (blo) meaning "mind, intellect" and བཟང (bzang) meaning "righteous, good".
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How do you say peace in Tibetan?

Tibetan: ཞི་བདེ (zhi-bde)
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What race are Tibetans?

The Tibetan people (Tibetan: བོད་པ་, Wylie: bod pa, THL: bö pa; Chinese: 藏族) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 6.7 million.
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How do you say God in Tibetan?

god in Tibetan
  1. ལྷ noun. en deity. en.wiktionary2016.
  2. ལྷ། Dbnary: Wiktionary as Linguistic Linked Open Data.
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What is the Buddhist word for love?

Mettā is a Pali word, from maitrī itself derived from mitra which, states Monier-Williams, means "friendly, amicable, benevolent, affectionate, kind, good-will", as well as a form of "love, amity, sympathy".
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Can a lama marry?

A senior Tibetan lama based in India, who is one of the claimants to the title of Karmapa Lama, has married a childhood friend and abandoned monkhood, his office announced on Thursday. Thaye Dorje, 33, married Rinchen Yangzom, 36, in a private ceremony attended by close family members in New Delhi on March 25.
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How do you say sister in Tibetan?

srin-mo " sister (man sp.) " and miin-po " brother (woman sp.) " are relatively isolated in a linguistic sense. The former has some extension in the Tibetanized Himalayish languages, viz.
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What language is Om Mani Padme Hum?

Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ (Sanskrit: ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ, IPA: [õːː mɐɳɪ pɐdmeː ɦũː]) is the six-syllabled Sanskrit mantra particularly associated with the four-armed Shadakshari form of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion.
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How do you say thank you in Tibet?

Thank you – Tuchi che. Goodbye – Kahleh phe. You are beautiful – Nying Je po duk.
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How do you say im hungry in Tibetan?

Some of the basic phrases of the Tibetan language are:
  1. Greetings. Hello. --- tashi deleg. ...
  2. Basics. Yes. --- la-yo-re. ...
  3. Small Talk. What is your name. --- Khye-rang-gi ming-la ka-re re? ...
  4. Food. I am hungry. --- Nga dhro-go-to-gi-du. ...
  5. Directions. Left. --- Yong-qang. ...
  6. Transport. Bus. --- Lam-kor. ...
  7. Numbers. --- Chig. --- ...
  8. Days of the Week. Nyima. ---
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How do you say I miss you in Tibetan?

Nga Khera den Su (ང་ཁྱེད་རང་དྲན་སོང་)
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