loud, heated and physical, the debate form used in many larger monasteries as an integral part of monks' education places monks in relationships to each other that range from adversaries to colleagues to comic partners. observers unfamiliar with the form often ask ' who won?' and the response just as often is 'no one' or 'everyone,' the primary point being to uncover unexamined assumptions and sharpen the understanding of the material under discussion.
one mark of an excellent debater, however, is the ability to elicit laughter from onlookers.photos from sakya monastery, tibet.
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