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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

I Travelled To Sertar, A Place In China That Is Home To 40,000 Monks

I just love the sea of red houses - I Travelled To Sertar, A Place In China That Is Home To 40,000 Monks

I could not believe there was such an amazing place on earth. I decided to visit this place at any cost. After doing some research, I found this is place called Sêrtar, located around 600km from Chengdu. It has the world’s biggest Buddhist school called Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, founded in 1980s starting from scratch.

Now, it inhabits over 40,000 monks and nuns who cope with tough climates everyday just to learn Buddhism.

It took me over 20 hours getting here from Chengdu, China via an endless bumpy road. The pain was gone once I arrive in this surreal world. Tibetan people visit there for worship, monks and nuns stay for learning.

Nuns traveling to school by walking down from 4000m
Nuns traveling to school by walking down from 4000m - I Travelled To Sertar, A Place In China That Is Home To 40,000 Monks

Night scene of the monastery
Night scene of the monastery - I Travelled To Sertar, A Place In China That Is Home To 40,000 Monks

Nun dwellings where TV is not allowed. No toilet and heating system as well
Nun dwellings where TV is not allowed. No toilet and heating system as well - I Travelled To Sertar, A Place In China That Is Home To 40,000 Monks

Tibetan people share the same area with the monks and nuns
Tibetan people share the same area with the monks and nuns - I Travelled To Sertar, A Place In China That Is Home To 40,000 Monks

I just love the sea of red houses
I just love the sea of red houses - I Travelled To Sertar, A Place In China That Is Home To 40,000 Monks

Everyone is so dedicated for praying
Everyone is so dedicated for praying - I Travelled To Sertar, A Place In China That Is Home To 40,000 Monks

Inside the monastery
Inside the monastery - I Travelled To Sertar, A Place In China That Is Home To 40,000 Monks

They pray by spinning the prayer wheel
They pray by spinning the prayer wheel - I Travelled To Sertar, A Place In China That Is Home To 40,000 Monks

Tibetan prostration
Tibetan prostration - I Travelled To Sertar, A Place In China That Is Home To 40,000 Monks

I just think that she looks graceful
I just think that she looks graceful - I Travelled To Sertar, A Place In China That Is Home To 40,000 Monks

Monks learning after school


The village accommodates around 40000 monks and nuns
The village accommodates around 40000 monks and nuns - I Travelled To Sertar, A Place In China That Is Home To 40,000 Monks

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