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Tibetan festival Lhapad Duchen marked in China’s Tibet

Updated: Nov 4,2015 2:22 PM     Xinhua

Monks debate on Buddhism doctrines at the Sera Monastery in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region, Nov 3, 2015. The annual Tibetan festival Lhapad Duchen, day to commemorate Buddha’s descent from Heaven on Sept 22 of Tibetan calendar, falls on Nov 3 this year. [Photo/Xinhua]

A Tibetan Buddhism believer prays in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region, Nov 3, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

Tibetan Buddhism believers circle the Jokhang Temple on the Porgor (or Barkhor) Street in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region, Nov 3, 2015.[Photo/Xinhua]

A Tibetan Buddhism believer prays in front of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region, Nov 3, 2015.[Photo/Xinhua]

Tibetan Buddhism believers burn incense on a hill behind the Sera Monastry in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region, Nov 3, 2015.[Photo/Xinhua]