... , unearthly thump of drums that took two monks to carry. There were little ceremonial dances with music and mime, and debates on Buddhist topics . All through this, the little boy sat with perfect composure, dispensing blessings in the appropriate way to the hundreds of people who came to pay homage although no one had shown him how!(Stewart 59) As the ... time. He became more and more involved with his monastic studies and responsibilities. He had to publicly debate with many great scholars, and his nervousness of these events kept him studying. He also spent a great deal of time in med...

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