WLIW21 PBS

October 30th, 2008
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A young monk festively adorned for the Cham festival.
Tibetans send their sons to the lamasery to be educated in Buddhist scriptures, Tibetan language, handwriting, literature and art as well as philosophy, logic and astronomy.

Photo © Denis Belliveau. All rights reserved

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