Buddhist monks participate in a scriptural debate, a unique way of learning in Tibetan Buddhism, at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)

Built in 1447, Tashilhunpo is one of the six monasteries in the Gelukpa School of Tibetan Buddhism.

Buddhist monks participate in a scriptural debate, a unique way of learning in Tibetan Buddhism, at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)

Buddhist monks participate in a scriptural debate, a unique way of learning in Tibetan Buddhism, at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 4, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Lin)