Tibetan monks go for the gold
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Tibetan clergy are pushing the faithful aside in their hunger for tourist dollars. Buddha bless you!
"When people come here, sometimes they donate money or make offerings. So tourism is good for us economically," said Phurbu Tsering, the deputy director of Sera monastery. ...
The profit motive means tourists are beginning to take priority over ordinary Tibetan pilgrims.