basic cultural knowledge. Experts were asked to join them and give rankings, and then the outstanding painters were granted different rankings of Thangka painting. Jigme Dorgya brought his Thangka painting The Bodhisattva passion, which he painted under his father’s supervision. He told this author this was his first time participating in such an event, and he was indeed quite nervous and failed to get a good mark. Still, he was so pleased to take part in these activities because he thought it was an opportunity for him to learn from others. He was encouraged and would like to participate yet again by bringing his paintings in the future in order to carry on his family’s skills in Thangka painting and make Karma Kartse Thangka paintings really be displayed to people away from Chamdo City.