Amdo
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Amdo ;, also known as Domey, is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions. It encompasses a large area from the Machu to the Drichu. Amdo is mostly coterminous with China's present-day Qinghai prov
Panoramic view of Kumbum Monastery in Amdo
Labrang Monastery in Amdo
Chushi Gangdruk
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Chushi Gangdruk was a Tibetan guerrilla force formed in 1958 to defend Buddhism from communist Chinese forces and ideology. With support from the United States Central Intelligence Agency, its members
Badge of the "Tibetan Volunteer Defenders of the Faith". Inscription in Tibetan is gangs ljongs bstan srung dang blangs.
Andrug Gompo Tashi before 1959