Graduates pose for a photo after receiving their diplomas at the Tibet Buddhist Theological Institute in the township of Nyetang, Quxu County, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 15, 2013. The first batch of 150 students, including Living Buddhas and monks from various Tibetan Buddhist sects, graduated from the institute Monday. As Tibet's only regional-level buddhist theological academy, the institute opened in 2011. Photo: Xinhua

Graduates chat after receiving their diplomas at the Tibet Buddhist Theological Institute in the township of Nyetang, Quxu County, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 15, 2013. The first batch of 150 students, including Living Buddhas and monks from various Tibetan Buddhist sects, graduated from the institute Monday. As Tibet's only regional-level buddhist theological academy, the institute opened in 2011. Photo: Xinhua

Principal Zhukang Tubdain Kaizhub (R) confers the diploma for a graduate at the Tibet Buddhist Theological Institute in the township of Nyetang, Quxu County, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 15, 2013. The first batch of 150 students, including Living Buddhas and monks from various Tibetan Buddhist sects, graduated from the institute Monday. As Tibet's only regional-level buddhist theological academy, the institute opened in 2011. Photo: Xinhua

Graduates receive diplomas at the Tibet Buddhist Theological Institute in the township of Nyetang, Quxu County, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 15, 2013. The first batch of 150 students, including Living Buddhas and monks from various Tibetan Buddhist sects, graduated from the institute Monday. As Tibet's only regional-level buddhist theological academy, the institute opened in 2011. Photo: Xinhua