Ray Devlin
Songzhanling Monastery Monk
The Songzhanling Monastery - in Zhongdian in Chinese Yunna, just south of Tibet - is the largest in Yunnan. It was originlly built in the 17th century by the Fifth Great Lama, and became a theocratic centre of power. It was destroyed in 1949 and rebuilt by the locals. It remains a religious college and home to many tibetan and indian monks.
Tibetan / Indian monks go about their business at a buddist monastery in China.
Songzhanling Monastery Monk
The Songzhanling Monastery - in Zhongdian in Chinese Yunna, just south of Tibet - is the largest in Yunnan. It was originlly built in the 17th century by the Fifth Great Lama, and became a theocratic centre of power. It was destroyed in 1949 and rebuilt by the locals. It remains a religious college and home to many tibetan and indian monks.
Tibetan / Indian monks go about their business at a buddist monastery in China.