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Songzanlin Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery situated 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city of Shangri La (Zhongdian) at elevation 3,380 metres (11,090 ft) in Yunnan province, China. Built in 1679, the monastery is the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan province and is sometimes referred to as the Little Potala Palace.
Monks playing football. Ghum Monastery or Ghoom Monastery is the popular name of Yiga Choeling Monastery located at Ghum at an elevation of 8,000 feet, 8 km from Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal, India.
The monastery follows the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. There is a 15-feet high statue of "Maitreya Buddha" (Coming Buddha) in the monastery. It contains images of Buddha’s disciples, Chenrezi and Chongapa.
It was built in 1875 by Lama Sherab Gyatso and is the largest of the three monasteries in Ghum.
Amongst the Buddhist texts available are the Kangyur, the Tibetan Buddhist canon, running into 108 volumes. The monks fly prayer flags in the Tibetan tradition.
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Likir Monastery or Likir Gompa, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Ladakh : Day 10
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De beltoren en de versterkte wallen rondom het complex.
Waar de Vorotan-rivier zich een weg zoekt door het zachte gesteente tussen de dichte wouden bevindt zich het klooster van Tatev. Op een grote vooruitspringende rots en met een wijds zicht op de oprukkende bergen en het dal begon men reeds in de 9de eeuw met de bouw van dit klooster. Dit werd later beroemd als een voorname universiteit en het spirituele en politieke centrum van Sjunikh. Het was de bisschopszetel en gedurende duizend jaar het levendigste klooster van Armenië.
The monastery of Tatev (Armenian : Տաթեվ, Russian: Татев) - established in 895 - is located in the Tatev village. The term "Tatev" usually refers to the monastery. The monastery always performed an important role in the history of the region, becoming its political, spiritual and cultural center.
The Monastery of Batalha (Portuguese: Mosteiro da Batalha), literally the Monastery of the Battle, is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha, in the district of Leiria, in the Centro Region of Portugal. Originally, and officially known, as the Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory, it was erected in commemoration of the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota, and would serve as the burial church of the 15th-Century Aviz dynasty of Portuguese royalty. It is one of the best and original examples of Late Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style.
Transfiguration Monastery / Преображенски манастир - 7km north from Veliko Tarnovo / Велико Търново - Samovodene - България / Bulgaria
Aerial view of Labrang Monastery.Labrang Monastery is one of the six great monasteries of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The monastery was founded in 1709 by the first Jamyang Zhépa, Ngawang Tsöndrü.It is Tibetan Buddhism's most important monastery town outside the Tibetan Autonomous Region
While visiting Mount Kōya, we stayed with monks in a monastery (Rengejo-in). Highlights included sleeping on the floor, cold vegetable meals, and sandals about 5 sizes too small. But overall it was an excellent experience.
Ilkley
In the distance in the centre of the photo is one of Ilkley’s most historic buildings, known locally as The Monastery. Myddleton Lodge is a Grade I Listed building north of the River Wharfe. It dates back to 1260 and was for many centuries home to the Middletons, one of the towns most famous families, they owned more or less all the land around here.
In 1922 it was purchased and used as a spiritual retreat, later it was sold to the Diocese of Leeds. Somehow in the 1990’s the building became neglected and run down. It was later restored and sold for around £2.5 million. It is now a luxury hotel, spa and wedding venue with rooms starting at £250 a night midweek in January.
I don’t know at what period in history the name changed from Middleton to Myddleton, but it seems the spelling with the Y is now in regular use going by the private fishing signs Myddleton Angling Club have put up along this stretch of the river.
The town of Ilkley, and the spot I’m standing on are in West Yorkshire, the address of the hotel is in North Yorkshire, so somewhere between where I’m standing and where I’m looking is the invisible line dividing two Yorkshire Ridings.
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The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal
Oudong Monastery at Chey Odam, 35 km northwest of Phnom Penh, was the royal capital of Cambodia from 1618 - 1863.
The Batalha Monastery was erected in commemoration of the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota and would serve as the burial church of the 15th-century Aviz dynasty of Portuguese royalty
The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila sits in a deep valley in the Rila Mountains about 117 km south of Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Franciscan Monastery in Northeast Washington DC has existed for over 100 years and the beautiful gardens and famous grottos have been in place for over 80 years. This shot was taken from one of the porticos that form the perimeter of the main courtyard.
Several more photos from the monastery are here: flic.kr/s/aHskbkrDzR
The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery is a monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal.
The monastery is one of the most prominent examples of the Portuguese Late Gothic Manueline style of architecture in Lisbon. It was classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Tower of Belém, in 1983.
The construction of the monastery and church began on 6 January 1501, and was completed 100 years later.
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The monastery was endowed in 1153 by the first Portuguese king, Afonso Henriques, during the Reconquista. The church was consecrated in 1252. The first Gothic church in Portugal, it is still, 800 years later, the largest church of any kind in Portugal.
The monastery is located in Shangri-La, China, relatively close to the tibetian border. Originally I wanted to visit Tibet while travelling China but considering the time I had available and also the strings attached to the visa I decided to visit Yunnan province instead. While I liked that part of the country a lot, the many tibetian influences there fueled my desire even more to see Lhasa one day.
In the 8th century two brothers, David and Constantine, led a rebellion against occupying Arabs. This failed and they were captured, tortured and killed after refusing to convert to Islam. Tradition holds that their bodies were thrown into the Tskaltsitela River and that lions dragged their remains to a hill overlooking the river. Motsameta means "place of the martyrs" and King Bagrat IV (ruled 1027-1072) had the Motsameta Monastery built on the hill after they were recognized as Saints by the church. Relics of the brothers are kept at the monastery.
Jerónimos Monastery is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal; it was secularised on 28 December 1833 by state decree and its ownership transferred to the charitable institution, Real Casa Pia de Lisboa.
The monastery is one of the most prominent examples of the Portuguese Late Gothic Manueline style of architecture in Lisbon. It was classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ich wünsche euch allen ein frohes und gesegnetes Osterfest, viele bunte Eier und erholsame Feiertage
Und bleibt alle gesund!
I wish you all a happy and blessed Easter, lots of colorful eggs and relaxing holidays And stay healthy!
Nikolo-Peshnoshsky Monastery - a monastery of the Sergiev Posad diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church in the village of Lugovoy, Dmitrovsky district, Moscow region.
Founded in 1361.
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