Mevon Peton School students hold open dialogue with Kalon Tripa

Date: Friday, 02-July-2010 Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)
June 30, 2010

Dharamshala -- Mevon Peton School students heldan open dialogue with the Kalon Tripa Prof.Samdhong Rinpoche on Saturday, 26th June in theirschool near Lower Tibetan Children's Village School in Dharamsala.

Kalon Tripa in simple terms explained the "threetrainings of the mind" to the students of sixthand seventh standards. The students askedquestions ranging from the hot topic of electionof next Kalon Tripa to environment issues to women's power.

Students of 10 to 13 years old asked questionsregarding Kyigudo earthquake relief and if aidwas received from the PRC government.

A girl named Ngawag Wangmo asked, -- Why isTibetan language very important?." Kalon Tripasaid because Tibetan language has originated fromSanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism from the Nalandatradition can be studied through Tibetanlanguage. The Tibetan language has the largestbody of literature and is a rich language. Forthe identity of the Tibetan people Tibetan language is very important.

"Tibetan culture based on the Buddha's teachinghas an enormous power to benefit the world, added  Kalon Tripa.

One of the last questions was -- Why there isdirect relation between greed and environment?"For this question Kalon Tripa replied by quotingMahatma Gandhi's saying that human need can befulfilled by the earth but not our greed. KalonTripa explained the reasons why human greedcauses deterioration of the earth and living beings.

For two hours this dialogue went on. There were67 students. This is the third visit of KalonTripa to have an open dialogue with the students of Mevon Peton school.

Mevon Peton School is the model school based onthe Basic Education Policy, unanimously endorsedby the 13th Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputiesin 2004. This school was first opened on 10 October 2005.

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