Sera Debating Court
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
- Debate Courtyard: where students practice critical debates
- Debating is an important way of learning in Buddhism
- Paired debate: one monk sitting, another one standing
- Standing monk: setting the topic or asking a question
- Sitting monk: has to respond to the topic or the question
Image sources
- Debating Monks
- Monk asking a question
- Tourist taking pictures
- Me at the entrance
