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2011-09-23

sera monastery monk debates 2 (lhasa, tibet)


(questions are posed and free discussion takes place in conjunction with performance of repeated ritual gestures and stances.)




sera monastery monk debates 3 (lhasa, tibet)


(the performative aspects are often carried out with great passion and energy.)


sera monastery monk debates 4 (lhasa, tibet)


(but for all the moral lecturing that takes place, there always remains a palpable lightness, for the monks love and enjoy this ritual.)


sera monastery monk debates 5 (lhasa, tibet)


(after an hour, the session adjourns and the monks pour out of the courtyard to return home.)


2011-03-02