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			<title><![CDATA[December 2009]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Buddhist meditation encompasses a variety of meditation techniques that develop mindfulness, concentration, tranquility and insight. Core meditation techniques are preserved in ancient Buddhist texts and have proliferated and diversified through the millennia of teacher-student transmissions. The main aspect of meditation is self reflection and being at peace with one’s inner self.]]></description>
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			<media:description><![CDATA[Buddhist meditation encompasses a variety of meditation techniques that develop mindfulness, concentration, tranquility and insight. Core meditation techniques are preserved in ancient Buddhist texts and have proliferated and diversified through the millennia of teacher-student transmissions. The main aspect of meditation is self reflection and being at peace with one’s inner self.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[November 2009]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Commonly people expect monks to be averse to technological advances and perceive them as someone who stays away from modern facilities. Buddhist monks follow a principle of non-attachment, which loosely means that though monks may use facilities and technology, they do not derive pleasure from them and neither do they become dependent on them.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[November 2009]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Commonly people expect monks to be averse to technological advances and perceive them as someone who stays away from modern facilities. Buddhist monks follow a principle of non-attachment, which loosely means that though monks may use facilities and technology, they do not derive pleasure from them and neither do they become dependent on them.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[October 2009]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[An essential prerequisite in Tibetan philosophical studies is ascertainment of the procedure in debate, for debate is the investigative technique used throughout Tibetan education to lead students into Buddhist philosophy and to increase their sharpness and analytical capacities. During debates monks and nuns use energetic body and hand gestures to make and defend their point of views. Seen here are young nuns debating in courtyard of their nunnery.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[October 2009]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[An essential prerequisite in Tibetan philosophical studies is ascertainment of the procedure in debate, for debate is the investigative technique used throughout Tibetan education to lead students into Buddhist philosophy and to increase their sharpness and analytical capacities. During debates monks and nuns use energetic body and hand gestures to make and defend their point of views. Seen here are young nuns debating in courtyard of their nunnery.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[September 2009]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[A prayer wheel is a cylindrical 'wheel' (Tibetan: 'khor) on a spindle made from metal, wood, stone, leather, or even coarse cotton. Traditionally, the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum is written in Sanskrit externally on the wheel. Also sometimes depicted are Dakinis, Protectors and very often the 8 auspicious symbols ‘Ashtamangala’. According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, spinning such a wheel will have much the same meritorious effect as orally reciting the prayers.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[September 2009]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[A prayer wheel is a cylindrical 'wheel' (Tibetan: 'khor) on a spindle made from metal, wood, stone, leather, or even coarse cotton. Traditionally, the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum is written in Sanskrit externally on the wheel. Also sometimes depicted are Dakinis, Protectors and very often the 8 auspicious symbols ‘Ashtamangala’. According to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, spinning such a wheel will have much the same meritorious effect as orally reciting the prayers.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[August 2009]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[McLeod Ganj, also known as Upper Dharamsala is a suburb of Dharamsala in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is known as "Little Lhasa" due to its large population of Tibetan refugees. In 1959, Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama was offered refuge in McLeod Ganj when he fled to India after the failed uprising in Tibet against the Communist Party. The Tibetan Government in Exile is headquartered in McLeod Ganj.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[August 2009]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[McLeod Ganj, also known as Upper Dharamsala is a suburb of Dharamsala in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is known as "Little Lhasa" due to its large population of Tibetan refugees. In 1959, Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama was offered refuge in McLeod Ganj when he fled to India after the failed uprising in Tibet against the Communist Party. The Tibetan Government in Exile is headquartered in McLeod Ganj.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[July 2009]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Tse-Chok Ling monastery in McLeod Ganj was inaugurated in 1987. This beautiful monastery is at the bottom of a steep track, with main prayer hall having an image of Sakyamuni, and enormous goat- skin drums made by monks. The monastery is also home to a variety of flora fauna, and in the photo the monks can be seen picking plums from the trees.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[July 2009]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[The Tse-Chok Ling monastery in McLeod Ganj was inaugurated in 1987. This beautiful monastery is at the bottom of a steep track, with main prayer hall having an image of Sakyamuni, and enormous goat- skin drums made by monks. The monastery is also home to a variety of flora fauna, and in the photo the monks can be seen picking plums from the trees.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[June 2009]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Seen in photo is a temple in Tibetan Children's Villages or TCV. It is an integrated community in exile for the care and education of orphans, destitutes and escaped children from Tibet. It is a registered, non profit charitable organization with its main facility based at Dharamsala in North India. TCV has a network spread across India with over 12,000 children under its care.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[June 2009]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Seen in photo is a temple in Tibetan Children's Villages or TCV. It is an integrated community in exile for the care and education of orphans, destitutes and escaped children from Tibet. It is a registered, non profit charitable organization with its main facility based at Dharamsala in North India. TCV has a network spread across India with over 12,000 children under its care.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[May 2009]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA["Most of the prayers that we recite contain meanings to be reflected upon. This type of chanting is not done to request or invoke the compassion of the Buddhas but is a method of meditation, the content of the chant being the object of meditation.
Whenever a Mahayana Buddhist makes an offering or a prayer to the Buddhas or Bodhisattvas, he is asking guidance and aid to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.”- H.H. Dalai Lama]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[May 2009]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA["Most of the prayers that we recite contain meanings to be reflected upon. This type of chanting is not done to request or invoke the compassion of the Buddhas but is a method of meditation, the content of the chant being the object of meditation.
Whenever a Mahayana Buddhist makes an offering or a prayer to the Buddhas or Bodhisattvas, he is asking guidance and aid to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings.”- H.H. Dalai Lama]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[April 2009]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Seen here is statue of Gautama Buddha, also known as Śākyamuni or Shakyamuni ("sage of the Shakyas"). He is the key figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. All Buddhist temples have his statue, containing atleast some amount of pure gold.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[April 2009]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Seen here is statue of Gautama Buddha, also known as Śākyamuni or Shakyamuni ("sage of the Shakyas"). He is the key figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. All Buddhist temples have his statue, containing atleast some amount of pure gold.]]></media:description>
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			<title><![CDATA[March 2009]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Dolma Ling nunnery has launched several income-generating projects including a garden for growing vegetables, paper-making, tailoring and the making of rosaries. A flower show in honour of H.H. Dalai Lama can be seen in the picture. It is an annual event and a low key affair where nuns get to show their years’ hard work, as a team, to other teams from nunnery.]]></description>
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			<media:title><![CDATA[March 2009]]></media:title>
			<media:description><![CDATA[Dolma Ling nunnery has launched several income-generating projects including a garden for growing vegetables, paper-making, tailoring and the making of rosaries. A flower show in honour of H.H. Dalai Lama can be seen in the picture. It is an annual event and a low key affair where nuns get to show their years’ hard work, as a team, to other teams from nunnery.]]></media:description>
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