Over 200 monks attend dharma assembly in Tibet

Monks debate on the sutras of Tibetan Buddhism during a dharma assembly at the Jiangsi lamasery in Qushui County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2017. More than 200 monks from the lamasery and other temples took part in the dharma assembly on Monday. (Xinhua/Chogo)

A monk holds a string of prayer beads during a dharma assembly at the Jiangsi lamasery in Qushui County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2017. More than 200 monks from the lamasery and other temples took part in the dharma assembly on Monday. (Xinhua/Chogo)

Smoke is seen during a dharma assembly at the Jiangsi lamasery in Qushui County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2017. More than 200 monks from the lamasery and other temples took part in the dharma assembly on Monday. (Xinhua/Chogo)

A monk listens to sutras during a dharma assembly at the Jiangsi lamasery in Qushui County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2017. More than 200 monks from the lamasery and other temples took part in the dharma assembly on Monday. (Xinhua/Chogo)

Monks debate on the sutras of Tibetan Buddhism during a dharma assembly at the Jiangsi lamasery in Qushui County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2017. More than 200 monks from the lamasery and other temples took part in the dharma assembly on Monday. (Xinhua/Chogo)

Monks attend a dharma assembly at the Jiangsi lamasery in Qushui County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2017. More than 200 monks from the lamasery and other temples took part in the dharma assembly on Monday. (Xinhua/Chogo)

Monks attend a dharma assembly at the Jiangsi lamasery in Qushui County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2017. More than 200 monks from the lamasery and other temples took part in the dharma assembly on Monday. (Xinhua/Chogo)

Monks debate on the sutras of Tibetan Buddhism during a dharma assembly at the Jiangsi lamasery in Qushui County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2017. More than 200 monks from the lamasery and other temples took part in the dharma assembly on Monday. (Xinhua/Chogo)

Monks debate on the sutras of Tibetan Buddhism during a dharma assembly at the Jiangsi lamasery in Qushui County of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2017. More than 200 monks from the lamasery and other temples took part in the dharma assembly on Monday. (Xinhua/Chogo)