地點：印度 達蘭沙拉 Dharamsala
時間：2009年10月11日 October 11th, 2009
報導：Tashi Paljor
攝影：Tashi Paljor

法王應邀擔任主要貴賓出席西藏兒童村學校第25週年慶的第二天活動。
Second day of the 25th founding anniversary of Lower Tibetan Children Village School, His Holiness was invited as the Chief Guest of the program.

第二天的活動焦點，安排了跨學校八年級生的辯經比賽，學生們以傳統寺院的辯論方式辯論佛教哲學議題。法王主持了比賽，並讚揚學校納入這種學習佛法經典的方式，及努力地實踐尊者達賴喇嘛所呼籲的事項。
The highlight of the second days program was the inter school 8th grade dialectic contest, where students debate on Buddhist philosophy in monastic style of debate. His Holiness presided over the contest and remarked this as a new way of learning the essence of Buddhism and school is actually putting in practice what His Holiness Dalai Lama has urged.

隨後，法王為學生們的藝術展覽主持開幕剪彩，在參觀學生們的作品後，法王一行人結束今日的活動行程，驅車返回上密院。
Later His Holiness inaugurated the student’s art exhibition and concluded the program.