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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-GESHE LHARAMPA-PRELIMINARY EXAM (CN)

(240626) -- LHASA, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Jamyang Takhe from Qamdo's Champa Ling Monastery attends a preliminary examination for the Geshe Lharampa at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 25, 2024. A total of 13 monks from multiple monasteries are in the process of completing a preliminary examination for the Geshe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. Geshe Lharampa, which means "intellectual" in the Tibetan language, is the equivalent of a doctoral degree in modern education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jigme Dorje)