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Buddhist monks participate in a scriptural debate, a unique way of learning in Tibetan Buddhism, at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)
Built in 1447, Tashilhunpo is one of the six monasteries in the Gelukpa School of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Buddhist monks participate in a scriptural debate, a unique way of learning in Tibetan Buddhism, at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)
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Buddhist monks participate in a scriptural debate, a unique way of learning in Tibetan Buddhism, at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)