Lhasa, Tibet - October 2006 Sera Monastery is one of the great three Gelug university monasteries of Tibet. It is located just north of the capital, L

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Lhasa, Tibet - October 2006 Sera Monastery is one of the great three Gelug university monasteries of Tibet. It is located just north of the capital, Lhasa. Its most famous and most photogenic feature is the large garden - shown here - in which the monks debate. Any won debate or cute argument is self-rewarded by a ritual clap. But this guy seems uncertain whether one is

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