Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Pelkor Chode Monastery, Gyantse, Tibet



I'm in Gyantse to see the Pelkor Chode Monastery, founded in 1418, and which brought together three different orders of Buddhism in one place.

The assembly hall is dark but atmospheric with monk robes piled high on benches. The chapels adorned with various images of Buddha are thick with the smell of yak-butter candles.

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