A large sedimentary basin in northern Xinjiang, also known as the Zungarian Basin

the Dzungar people, a branch of the Oirat Mongols

Gar county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet; also known as Sgar rdzong in Tibetan

Tanganyika, a region and former state in East Africa (now part of Tanzania), and the name of the Great Lake bordering it

A high-ranking official in the former Tibetan local government cabinet; also refers to the cabinet itself.

An indigenous people of Taiwan, originally from the Yilan Plain

The former local government of Tibet and its council chamber, dissolved in 1959.

Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism; one of the four main traditions, founded in the 11th century and colloquially known as the [[白教|白教|bai2 jiao4]], it emphasizes oral transmission from teacher to student and the practice of Mahamudra.

Lake Tanganyika in East Africa

Gar County in Ngari prefecture, Tibet

A city in western Xinjiang, China, also known as [[喀什|喀什|ka1 shi2]]; historically a major trading hub on the Silk Road and the center of Uyghur culture.

Kaxabu or Kahabu, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

The sound of humming and clattering

Represents a sharp cracking or clattering sound

(onomatopoeia) the sound of clattering

(onomatopoeia) the sound of something snapping or cracking

Describes the sound of quacking or squawking, such as the sound made by ducks or geese

Official of the former Tibetan government

official title in the former Tibetan local government, equivalent to a cabinet minister

One of the major lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, founded in the 11th century by Atisha and his student Dromtonpa; its teachings were later absorbed by Tsongkhapa into the [[格鲁派|格魯派|ge2 lu3 pai4]].

(onomatopoeia) sound of cracking or clicking

The Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

Minister of the former local government of Tibet.

(old loanword) coffee; an archaic transliteration of the word coffee

Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher

Tibetan Buddhist festival held on the 15th day of the 4th lunar month to celebrate the birth of Sakyamuni

official title of a local governor or commander during the Mongol and Yuan periods, from the Mongolian word darughachi

Earl George Macartney (1737-1806), leader of the British diplomatic mission to Qing China in 1793

The British diplomatic mission led by George Macartney to the Qing court of the Qianlong Emperor in 1793