Amonk(L)receivesacertificateforthedegreeofGesheLharampaattheJokhangTempleinLhasa,capitalofsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion,Feb.28,2024.TwelvemonksobtainedthedegreeofGesheLharampafollowingasutradebateWednesdayinsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion.(Xinhua/TenzingNimaQadhup)LHASA,Feb.28(Xinhua)--TwelvemonksobtainedthedegreeofGesheLharampafollowingasutradebateWednesdayinsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion.GesheLharampaisthehighestdegreeintheexotericteachingsoftheGelugschoolofTibetanBuddhism,equivalenttoadoctoraldegreeinmoderneducation.HailingfromXizangAutonomousRegionandsouthwestChina'sYunnanProvince,the12monksattendedthedebateandawardceremonyheldattheJokhangTempleinLhasa,theregionalcapital."I'mveryhappythatIwasawardedthedegreetodayafterstudyingthefiveTibetanBuddhismclassicsformorethan20years,"said40-year-oldLosangPhuntsog,addingthathewouldpassonwhathelearnedtomoremonks.Since2004,atotalof189TibetanBuddhistmonkshavebeenawardedthedegreeofGesheLharampa.■MonksattendasutradebateattheJokhangTempleinLhasa,capitalofsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion,Feb.28,2024.TwelvemonksobtainedthedegreeofGesheLharampafollowingasutradebateWednesdayinsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion.(Xinhua/TenzingNimaQadhup)MonksattendasutradebateattheJokhangTempleinLhasa,capitalofsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion,Feb.28,2024.TwelvemonksobtainedthedegreeofGesheLharampafollowingasutradebateWednesdayinsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion.(Xinhua/TenzingNimaQadhup)Amonk(R)receivesacertificateforthedegreeofGesheLharampaattheJokhangTempleinLhasa,capitalofsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion,Feb.28,2024.TwelvemonksobtainedthedegreeofGesheLharampafollowingasutradebateWednesdayinsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion.(Xinhua/TenzingNimaQadhup)MonksattendasutradebateattheJokhangTempleinLhasa,capitalofsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion,Feb.28,2024.TwelvemonksobtainedthedegreeofGesheLharampafollowingasutradebateWednesdayinsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion.(Xinhua/TenzingNimaQadhup)MonksawardedthedegreeofGesheLharampaposeforagroupphotoattheJokhangTempleinLhasa,capitalofsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion,Feb.28,2024.TwelvemonksobtainedthedegreeofGesheLharampafollowingasutradebateWednesdayinsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion.(Xinhua/TenzingNimaQadhup)MonksattendasutradebateattheJokhangTempleinLhasa,capitalofsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion,Feb.28,2024.TwelvemonksobtainedthedegreeofGesheLharampafollowingasutradebateWednesdayinsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion.(Xinhua/TenzingNimaQadhup)MonksattendasutradebateattheJokhangTempleinLhasa,capitalofsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion,Feb.28,2024.TwelvemonksobtainedthedegreeofGesheLharampafollowingasutradebateWednesdayinsouthwestChina'sXizangAutonomousRegion.(Xinhua/TenzingNimaQadhup)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.