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After the death of this country’s unifier, his subsequent reincarnations were split into three different people representing his body, speech, and mind. A temple in this country whose name literally translates as “No Dog Temple” honors a “Divine Madman,” who also originated the tradition of painting apotropaic phalluses on houses to bring luck and drive away demons. (15[1])Mahākāla (15[1])is (15[1])a raven-faced protector deity of this country, originating the Raven Crown of its monarchs. This country’s unifier established a dual secular and spiritual system of rule, headed by the (*) Desi and Jé Khenpo, respectively. Enormous appliqué thongdrels are unveiled at the conclusion of religious festivals called tshechus held across this country. Before leaving for Tibet, Padmasambhava meditated in a cave in this country. For 10 points, the Tiger’s Nest monastery commemorates that site in what country, whose monarchs take the title of “Dragon King? ■END■ (10[1])

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