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Debate Courtyard, Morning

Ganden Monastery · Lhasa Prefecture , Tibet

དགའ་ལྡན་དགོན་པ་   ·   dga' ldan dgon pa

1994 · Kodachrome 35mm slide

From the collection Tibet, 1990s

Ganden had been destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and was only partly rebuilt when I arrived. The monks were young — most of them were the first generation to study there since the destruction. They debated in the courtyard as though nothing had happened. That was the most Tibetan thing I saw that year.

From the collection · Tibet, 1990s

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