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From Our Own Correspondent: Tea and TV with a Tibetan Monk

In a monastery in eastern Tibet, Horatio Clare learns what a lifetime's devotion to Buddhism demands - and the challenges which technology now poses to this way of being.

In a monastery in eastern Tibet, Horatio Clare hears what a lifetime's devotion to Buddhism demands. While many older monks have spent decades chanting, working and helping their communities, new technology is now challenging the culture and distracting younger novices.

Photo: A young Buddhist monk carries tea for elder monks during morning prayers at the Thikse Monastery on October 5, 2012 near Leh in Ladakh, India. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

6 minutes

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Thu 24 Mar 2016 15:23GMT

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  • Thu 24 Mar 2016 15:23GMT