Sera Debating Court

Sera Debating Court

debating can be very spectacular at Buddhist monasteries
Sera Debating Court - debating can be very spectacular at Buddhist monasteries

Location: 

Sera Monastery Cultural Training Class, Sela North Road, Chengguan, Lhasa, Tibet, China

Duration: 

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Debate Courtyard: where students practice critical debates
  2. Debating is an important way of learning in Buddhism
  3. Paired debate: one monk sitting, another one standing
  4. Standing monk: setting the topic or asking a question
  5. Sitting monk: has to respond to the topic or the question

Image sources

  1. Debating Monks
  2. Monk asking a question
  3. Tourist taking pictures
  4. Me at the entrance

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