TSANG

Meaning of TSANG in English

Tsang, Donald BrE AmE

(1944-) a politician who became Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China in 2005

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TAO TSANG — (ChineseCanon of the Way) also called Taoist Canon a large, imperially sponsored collection of Taoist writings, very few of which …
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HSUAN-TSANG — born 602, Ch'en-lu, China died 664, China Pinyin Xuanzang, original name Ch'en I, honorary epithet San-tsang, also called Mu-ch'a T'i-p'o, …
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FA-TSANG — born 643, Ch'ang-an, China died 712, Ch'ang-an Pinyin Fazang, also called Hsien-shou Buddhist monk usually considered to be the founder …
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CHI-TSANG — born 549, China died 623, China Pinyin Jizang Chinese Buddhist monk who systematized the teachings of the San-lun ("Three Treatises," …
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TSANG, DONALD — Tsang, Donald BrE AmE (1944-) a politician who became Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the …
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XUANZANG — or Hsüan-tsang born 600, Guoshi, China died 664, Chang'an Chinese Buddhist monk and pilgrim to India. He received a classical …
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TIBET — Tibetan Bod Chinese Xizang or Hsi-tsang Autonomous region (pop., 2002 est.: 2,670,000), western China. It is bordered by India (including …
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HSÜAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) hsüan hsüeh Hsüan tsang Hsüan tsung
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HSI — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Tz'u hsi Chiang hsi Shen hsi Shan hsi Hsi tsang Hsi an Hsi ning …
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OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE — any device in which the photon, the basic particle of light, is affected. Such devices can be divided into four …
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LUNG — in air-breathing vertebrates, either of the two large organs of respiration located in the chest cavity and responsible for aerating …
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YOGACARA — ( (Sanskrit: Practice of Yoga ), ) also called Vijanavada (Doctrine of Consciousness), an important idealistic school of Mahayana Buddhism. …
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WU CH'ENG-EN — born c. 1500, , Shan-yang, Huai-an, now in Kiangsu province, China died c. 1582, , Kiangsu Pinyin Wu Chengen novelist …
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VARANASI — also called Benares, Banaras, or Kasi, city, southeastern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It is located on the left bank …
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VALABHI — city of ancient India that was the capital of the Maitraka dynasty in the 5th8th century AD. It was situated …
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TIBET, PLATEAU OF — also called Tibetan Highlands or Tsinghai-Tibet Plateau, Chinese (WadeGiles) Ch'ing-tsang Kao-yuan or (Pinyin)Qing Zang Gaoyuan vast, high plateau in Central …
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TIBET — Tibetan Bod, in full Tibet Autonomous Region, Chinese (WadeGiles) Hsi-tsang Tzu-chih-ch', or (Pinyin) Xizang Zizhiqu , historic region and autonomous …
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TAMLUK — ancient Tamralipti, also called Tamralipta, Pali Tamalitti city, West Bengal state, northeastern India, just south of the Rupnarayan River. Archaeological …
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SHIGATSE — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Jih-k'a-tse, Pinyin Xigaz city in the south-central part of the Tibet autonomous ch' (region), China. Situated on a …
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SAMMATIYA — ancient Buddhist school or group of schools in India that held a distinctive theory concerning the pudgala, or person. They …
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NIEN-CH'ING-T'ANG-KU-LA MOUNTAINS — WadeGiles romanization Nien-ch'ing-t'ang-ku-la Shan, Pinyin Nianchingtanggula Shan, mountain range forming the eastern section of a mountain system in the southern …
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NALANDA — celebrated Buddhist monastic centre, often spoken of as a university, southwest of Bihar city in northern Bihar state, India. Nalanda's …
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MAR-PA — born 1012, Lhobrag, Tibet died 1096, Tibet also called Mar-pa Of Lhobrag, or Dvags-po Lha-rje (Physician of Dvags-po) one of …
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KEGON — ( (Japanese: Flower Ornament), ) Chinese Hua-yen, Buddhist philosophical tradition introduced into Japan from China during the Nara period (710784). …
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HSI-YU CHI — (Chinese: Record of a Journey to the West), foremost Chinese comic novel, written by the long-anonymous Wu Ch'eng-en (1500c. 1582). …
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HARSA — born c. 590 died c. 647 also spelled Harsha, also called Harsavardhana ruler of a large empire in northern India …
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BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER — The Brahmaputra and Ganges river basins and their drainage network. Bengali Jamuna, Chinese (Wade-Giles) Ya-lu-tsang-pu Chiang, or (Pinyin) Yarlung Zangbo …
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BAMIAN — also spelled Bamyan town, central Afghanistan. It lies northwest of Kabul, the nation's capital, in the Bamian valley at an …
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