The Religious Encampment of Larung Gar, Tibet 2013
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Larung Gar, still one of the largest and most active Buddhist institutions on the Tibetan plateau, housing over 8000 students, in log-cabin hermitages and dormitories that cover the slopes of a secluded side valley. This Nyingmapa hermitage was originally founded by Dudjom Lingpa in the late 19th century, but it owes its recent revival to the late charismatic lama, Khenpo Jikpun (also recognized as Terton Sogyel, the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa), who is the spiritual teacher of thousands of monks and nuns of both Tibetan and ethnic Chinese origin. The main buildings at Larung Gar are on three levels: the lowest containing an assortment of small temples and concrete structures. The main assembly hall and the famous monastic college (shedra) of Larung Gar are at the mid-level, and the hilltop is dominated by two spectacular chapels: the three-dimensional Gyutrul Lhakhang, and the Tonpei Dekhang.
la rung gar dgon pa ལ་ རུང་ གར་ དགོན་པ་
The Religious Encampment of Larung Gar, Tibet 2013
Slideshow : www.flickr.com/photos/reurinkjan/sets/72157635937209655/show
Larung Gar, still one of the largest and most active Buddhist institutions on the Tibetan plateau, housing over 8000 students, in log-cabin hermitages and dormitories that cover the slopes of a secluded side valley. This Nyingmapa hermitage was originally founded by Dudjom Lingpa in the late 19th century, but it owes its recent revival to the late charismatic lama, Khenpo Jikpun (also recognized as Terton Sogyel, the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa), who is the spiritual teacher of thousands of monks and nuns of both Tibetan and ethnic Chinese origin. The main buildings at Larung Gar are on three levels: the lowest containing an assortment of small temples and concrete structures. The main assembly hall and the famous monastic college (shedra) of Larung Gar are at the mid-level, and the hilltop is dominated by two spectacular chapels: the three-dimensional Gyutrul Lhakhang, and the Tonpei Dekhang.
la rung gar dgon pa ལ་ རུང་ གར་ དགོན་པ་