LHASA: Twelve monks were awarded the degree of Geshe Lharampa in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
The award ceremony was held in the Jokhang Temple in downtown Lhasa, the regional capital. Geshe Lharampa, which means “intellectual” in the Tibetan language, is the highest academic degree for the Gelugba School — also known as the Yellow Sect — of Tibetan Buddhism. The history of Geshe Lharampa goes back 400 years. – Agencies
