Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...

Greek monks were trying to build monasteries in places that were hidden or difficult to access in order to protect them from ...

Hundreds of Ladakhis and tourists from all over the world crowd into the courtyard of the small Takthok cave monastery for a two-day celebration in honour of Padmasambhava. Also known as Guru ...

The village has been the location for many Buddhist monasteries. Remnants of a cave monastery and two walls dedicated to Rinchen Zangpo found in Lingshed. According to folk tales, there were more ...

Hundreds of Ladakhis and tourists from all over the world crowd into the courtyard of the small Takthok cave monastery for a two-day celebration in honour of Padmasambhava. Also known as Guru ...

All the rooms in the monastery were either carved out of the mountain or existing caves made into rooms. All the walls and the roof are made of rocks. Hence, the locals call the monastery Takthok ...