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Monks from Tibet
On April 25th,
three monks from Tibet came. One of them was the leader of the monks.
The other 2 were monks that came along with the leader.
There
were many classes that came to see the Tibetan Monks. They were
all intermediate classes. Our class had front row seats to see the
presentation. We were very lucky to be at the front row!
At
the beginning of the presentation, the monks did a 15 minute prayer.
One of the monks could pray in three notes at once. It seemed as
if they were singing! That was fantastic and amazing. It seemed
as if he was calling a bird or a dragon. That was really cool! I
found it amazing because I don't know anyone (besides the monks)
that can do that!
After
the prayer, the monks' friend (which was also their translator)
that came along with the monks showed us a slideshow. There were
many pictures and they were pretty interesting. There were some
pictures of the monks' family. Also, there were many pictures of
almost all the Dalai Lamas from the past, the current Dalai Lama
and the new Dalai Lama. There were also pictures of the monks' art
work, too! I like the sand paintings the most, but after they are
done the sand painting they have to sweep it away and throw it in
the garbage. I find that it's a waste of art because they spent
so much time on it and it looked so great! Also, the monks are very
talented artists. I don't get why they have to sweep it away and
throw it out. It just doesn't make sense.
At
the end, some people from our class got a "Thank You"
gift. It was like a very thin scarf that has neat designs on it.
It was white and long, too. That was a really nice gift. It was
very kind and generous of them to give us a "Thank You"
gift. I like the presentation a lot and I'm glad that they came!
By : Jenny Tan
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The Visitors from Tibet
On Tuesday we
had some very special guests from Tibet. They were monks. First
they did their prayers. It took about 10 - 15 minutes. It was almost
like they were singing. It was cool how the man's voice could go
so low. The woman that was with them said he was doing three notes
at once. The monks were artists and musicians. They could make pictures
out of sand which took around five days. When they finished they
would sweep it away. Kind of a waste? They would practice how to
play this horn. It was loud. One of the horns were very long and
could stretch. The other one was small and couldn't stretch.
The
woman even showed us some pictures of how things worked there and
stories and legends. The highest monk was the Dalai lama. Once he
got older and older the people who lived in the village were scared
he might die even when the Dalai Lama was just a teenager. When
the Dalai lama did die the monks would look at the face of him and
see which direction he is looking in and find the new Dalai Lama
in that town in the direction. Then they would look for any signs.
Once
a little kid ran up to the monks and said "You came back!"
The monks took it as a sign since they never been there. Then the
child was given a series of tests to choose which one he liked best.
If he chose the one the last Dalai Lama liked, they will be given
an education and become the next Dalai Lama.
Some
monks ran away to India. The government was too strict and would
kill you if you broke one of the laws or leave the country. So the
people from Tibet tried their best to escape. You couldn't even
send letters to your family directly in mail. If you did the government
would kill you.
By
: Deanna Leung
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10
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