| Tibetan lamas mark Holy Dance Festival 2011-06-12 |
| Lamas dance to banish evil spirits during the Holy Dance Festival in Curpu Temple, 70 kilometers away from Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 11, 2011. The annual Holy Dance Festival, a traditional Buddhist rite to banish evil spirits, was held in Curpu Temple on Saturday, attracting tens of thousands of Buddhists. |
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| Tibet celebrates 'Sagya Dawa Festival' 2011-06-03 |
| On Tibetan calendar, April 1st (June 2) is the first day of traditional Sagya Dawa Festival, which will last for 15 days. It was said April 15 on Tibet calendar is Sakyamuni's day of birth, Nirvana and being the Buddha. |
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| Losar Dharma rituals held in Tibetans monasteries 2011-03-22 |
| From Mar.13 or the 8th day of January on Tibetan lunar calendar, monasteries across southwest China's Tibet begin the eight-day period of Losar Dharma rituals. The Lamaism rituals will last till the 15th day of this month (Mar.20) in its climax of the Losar celebrations. |
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| Losar Dharma rituals held in Tibetans monasteries 2011-03-22 |
| From Mar.13 or the 8th day of January on Tibetan lunar calendar, monasteries across southwest China's Tibet begin the eight-day period of Losar Dharma rituals. The Lamaism rituals will last till the 15th day of this month (Mar.20) in its climax of the Losar celebrations. |
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| Monks debate on Buddhist doctrines 2011-03-15 |
| Monks debate on Buddhist doctrines at the 332-year-old Gedan Songzanlin Lamasery in Shangri-La County, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Deqen, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 14, 2011. The debate of Buddhism scripture, often in groups of two or more, is a way for monks to learn and improve their knowledge of Buddhism. |
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| Buddhist rituals held at Taer Monastery 2011-02-18 |
| Lamas wearing a ritual mask and costume perform ghost dances at the Taer Monastery in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Feb. 16, 2011. The ghost dance is performed across Tibetan regions to ward off disasters and bring luck and fortune. |
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