On
either side of the courtyard of Lama Temple are four subsidiary halls
devoted to the lama's studies of specialized subjects:
medicine
in the Medicine Hall;
mathematics
in the Mathematics Hall;
esoteric
in the Esoteric Hall;
Buddhist
philosophy in theExoteric Hall.
Twenty-six
students of Tibetan and Mongolian nationalities were sent from Inner
Mongolia, Qinghai and Liaoning. They came to study at yonghegong Lamasery
in spring, 1981 and have taken part in Buddhist
ceremonies.
The youngest was 20 years old and the oldest 34. They all came from
Buddhist families.
The
courses are: Tibetan language , the religious
discipline of the Yellow Sect, the traditional sutras and religious
rituals. Half of their time is spent in classroom studies and the
rest in services in the compound. They follow monastic discipline
and are expected to become successors to the elder lamas staffing
the temple at present.
On
either side of the courtyard of Lama Temple are four subsidiary halls
devoted to the lama's studies of specialized subjects: