Dalai Lama Attends Monastic Debate at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery

His Holiness the Dalai Lama attended a debate session at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Karnataka, showcasing skills of monk-scholars from major Geluk monastic centers. As part of the Jamchö and Riktsog Winter Debate Session for the Geshé Lharampa program, debates focused on Arya Nagarjuna's Fundamental Wisdom and Maitreya's Sublime Continuum. Topics included dependent arising, emptiness, and Buddha Nature. Addressing the gathering, His Holiness emphasized the transformative power of debate in deepening understanding of Buddhist teachings. The session concluded with prayers for His Holiness's long life and blessings for the monks' studies.