The Potala Palace is the biggest extant lamasery in China. Inside the Potala the hails housing chortens are holy places and therefore their roofs are gilded. Kept there are chortens of the fifth, and ...
The Do-Drul Chorten (or Duddul Choedten) is one of the most recognisable stupas in Gangtok. It is said that this site was haunted by spirits, who troubled anyone who came here. Then a powerful Lama ...
In the past five years, spending every day chanting sutras and accompanying an old abbot in a small monastery has made Losang Samdan feel lonely. Fortunately, a portable DVD player that supports cable ...