A Tibetan Buddhist scripture debate exam was on Oct. 27 held in Xihuang Temple of Beijing and will run till Oct. 31, as a part of the 5th Awarding Ceremony of Tibetan Buddhism Advanced Degree.
Eleven students with the Advanced Tibetan Buddhism College of China took part in the exam, and will continue to attend series of exams till November 1, in order to gain the advanced degree.
The students come from Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu provinces, of which, four belong to Nyingma sect, seven, Gelug sect.
Tibetan Buddhist scripture debate is a match of wisdom rather than a normal one, in which one sitting on a Tibetan rug, always answers, while the other standing with exaggerated body gestures, always asks.
The 5th Awarding Ceremony of Tibetan Buddhism Advanced Degree is set to open on November 2.
Photo from China Tibet Information Center, October 28, 2009, shows two monks are in the act of debating Buddhist scriptures.
The debate of wits provokes a chorus of laughter, photo from China Tibet Information Center, October 28, 2009.
Photo from China Tibet Information Center, October 28, 2009, shows a monk is in the act of performing exaggerated body gestures when debating the Buddhist scripture.
