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Sera monastery - Debating Courtyard

The Sera monastery in the outskirts of Lhasa conducts one of the few remaining traditional training sessions in Buddhist theology. The students sit on the ground; the instructors stand over them and try to confuse them by asking questions in a loud voice accompanied by threatening arm movements. Each session lasts for about 2 hours in the early afternoon.

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Uploaded on September 28, 2007
Taken in September 2007