From Thiksey Monastery to Hemis Monastery, here’s a list of some of the most popular monasteries in Ladakh.

Kopan Monastery Kopan Monastery, a Tibetan Buddhist retreat perched atop a hill, is one of the most frequented monasteries in Nepal. It attracts a large number of visitors every year who come to ...

Stakna Monastery: Perched on a hill shaped like a tiger's nose, it offers panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. It houses a beautiful collection of Buddhist artifacts and paintings ...

The Great Xiangguo Temple in Kaifeng is one of the most famous Buddhist monasteries in China. It was first built in AD 555, and became an important place for exchanging Buddhist culture between ...

Contents: Tibetan Buddhism is one of the three main branches of Chinese Buddhism. With its heartland on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it has a history of more than 1,000 years. In the seventh century ...

From the Buddhist traditions of Asia to the ... the 4 a.m. turning of the prayer wheel. Visitors to the monastery—one of the most famous sites in Bhutan—travel the same way the monks do ...

The hill station of Kalimpong boasts of ancient Buddhist monasteries, quaint old churches and popular temples. Darjeeling, one of the most scenic and hugely popular hill resorts in India ...

The Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism is located at the top of hill. The monastery is famous for its architecture and its location. The 12 storey monastery has 10 ...

I was born in Takeo province, a southern part of Cambodia. My farmer parents did not want me dropping school like most boys and girls in the village, although they could not support my schooling. When ...

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