Definition of "Lhasa"

Tibetan literature is chiefly Buddhistic, but not wholly so. The capital of Tibet, Lhásá ('the seat of the gods'), is indeed the Rome of Buddhism, and in no other country does that religion attract higher patronage, and nowhere else is its philosophy more ardently studied. Nevertheless, the whole of the inhabitants are not Buddhists.]

, volume CCCLII, page 390

The earliest historical relic of the Tibetans—like that of many, perhaps of most, other races—is a weather-beaten stone, the Do-ring. It stands in the center of Lhasa, across the courtyard in front of the western doors of the Cathedral or Jokang, beneath the famous willow-tree.

1905, Perceval Landon, The Opening of Tibet: An Account of Lhasa and the Country and People of Central Tibet and of the Progress of the Mission Sent There by the English Government in the Year 1903-4‎, New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., page 3

A group of Western reporters visiting Lhasa early last August found widespread evidence of Tibetan dissent and hatred of the Communist Chinese, who invaded and conquered Tibet in 1951.

1983 October 10, “Crime Wave Sweeps Communist Mainland”, in Free China Weekly‎, volume XXIV, number 40, Taipei, page 3

The outrage over the brutal killings of peaceful demonstrators in Lhasa in March 1989 quickly faded after the massacres in Beijing in June. While there is a limit to what we can do, we should do more than we have done.

1992, Richard Nixon, “The Pacific Triangle”, in Seize the Moment‎, Simon & Schuster, page 180

The Magnificent Lady said, “Without relying on means and wisdom together, no enlightment is possible, but if both means and wisdom come together, enlightment can be achieved.” She said that she wanted to continue the journey to Lhasa.

2007 December 10, Hildegard Diemberger, When a Woman Becomes a Religious Dynasty: The Samding Dorje Phagmo of Tibet‎, Columbia University Press, page 229

The 37bn-yuan ($5.7bn) track extends from the region’s capital Lhasa eastward to the city of Nyingchi, which is Tibetan for “Throne of the Sun”.

2021 June 5, “Fast track to the throne”, in The Economist‎, volume 439, number 9248, page 36

The most notable stop on the president's itinerary was the Lhasa, the Tibetan city that was once home of the Dalai Lama.Xi visited the public square in front of the Potala Palace, the traditional seat of the Dalai Lama's power. Tibet's religious leader has been living in exile since 1959 following a failed uprising against the Chinese rule. While in Lhasa, Xi visited a monastery and "inspected ethnic religion" and Tibetan cultural heritage protection, […]

2021 July 23, “China: Xi visits Tibet for the first time as president”, in Deutsche Welle‎, archived from the original on 23 July 2021, News‎