My Father And Brother Choose The Monastery Of Gadong

During the 20th century, Tashi Tsering, Palden Gyatso, and Phutsok are Tibetans males who acquired a different education with differing ambitions. Palden Gyatso, Tashi Tsering, and Phutsok all had different levels of ambition that was influenced and challenged by parental authority figures. Palden Gyatso’s strive for education could be described as moderate because while he wanted to become a monk, he did not bother to figure out how one becomes a monk. Gyatso claims that he was â€Å"reluctant to raise the subject with my father in case he thought I was just unhappy at home†. While he would like an education, he would not strive for it if it disrupted the Tibetan family dynamics. When Gyatso’s father does bring up the topic of getting a†¦show more content†¦Tashi had already discussed the possibility of getting a secular education with his parents, but they did not allow him to leave. This is unusual considering that Tashi’s father was one of three literate men in their town. Tashi’s father may have been influenced by the other Tibetan’s idea of education. Tibetans did not be lieve in the importance of education because they were not convinced that education was a means of raising one’s social or economic position. Tibetan society determined a person’s rank in life and Tibetans were not willing to leave their places in their traditional way of life. While Tashi’s mother and father were not willing to give Tashi an education, his aunt does teach him the alphabet. On the other hand, Phutsok’s ambition for education was not hindered by his parental figures at all. Phutsok’s parents encouraged him to obtain an education by sending him to the monk with his uncle. However, the level of importance Phutsok placed in terms of education is questionable when considering that the death of his uncle meant that he left the monastery. If Phutsok truly wanted to further his education, he would have tried different means in order to be allowed to stay at the monastery. Overall, both Phutsok and Palden Gyatso strive for religious educati ons, while Tashi Tsering is only offered a secular education. The fact that Phutsok and Palden