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Monk worshipping at Drepung Monastery
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asteries - they are self-contained towns. A web of whitewashed alleyways climbs
past medieval kitchens, printing presses and colleges to reach giant prayer halls
full of chanting, tea-sipping red-robed monks. Don't miss the afternoon debating,
an extravagant spectator sport of Buddhist dialectics and hand slapping.
