Drepung Monastery, a typical lamasery of the Buddhist Gelukpa sect, will return to usual rituals by hosting five services and debates on Buddhist doctrines each month.
April 21: Drepung Monastery, a typical lamasery of the Buddhist Gelukpa sect, will return to usual rituals by hosting five services and debates on Buddhist doctrines each month, said the temple's administrative director Ngawang Dongjue.Tubdain Cewang, executive vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Regional People's Congress, said Lhasa's temples were recovering from the riot, with religious activities returning to order, and would soon reopen to tourists. The official did not specify a date. (China.org.cn)