each day, the monks of the sera monastery gather in a courtyard and debate buddhist philosophy. questions are posed and free discussion takes place in conjunction with performance of repeated ritual gestures and stances.
the performative aspects are often carried out with great passion and energy.
but for all the moral lecturing that takes place, there always remains a palpable lightness, for the monks love and enjoy this ritual.
after an hour, the session adjourns and the monks pour out of the courtyard to return home. thus does the ritual conclude until the masters pose new questions and the students continue their growth the next day.