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... .  I began with the kora, the path/circuit the Tibetan pilgrims make around the monastery before entering...however, the Ganden kora is not just around the monastery, it's around the whole mountain peak that the monastery sits on!   ...

From Ganden, Tibet, China by trent

... Ganden monks seemed a bit more introverted and shy. Misty Ganden Monastery, Tibet Monks Reciting Prayers- Ganden Monastery, Tibet Monks Reciting Prayers- Ganden Monastery, Tibet Monks Chanting- Ganden Monastery, Tibet 3 ...

From Sera Monastery and Ganden Monastery, Lhasa Tibet, China by dennyb24

Ganden monastery is one of the three main monasteries in the Lhasa area, Sera and Drepung being the other two. It is 40km north of Lhasa at an altitude of 4500 metres and suffered most during the destructive cultural revolution which left 6254 ...

From Ganden, China by jeznkez

... Bengali government, as its artisans had lovingly crafted it hundreds of years ago (see photographs). Killer and I left Ganden with a better understanding of one another and the politics and problems of China and Tibet. I left realizing that a big ...

From Ganden, China by lraleigh

... 6.30am on another early morning start and reached the monastery just after sunrise up a fantastic winding road - the light was amazing. Ganden is about 45km from Lhasa and was built in 1410 by Tsongkhapa. It sits on the top of a mountain and has ...

From Ganden, China by dunnsage

... pile in and all three of us ride into Samye via dump truck.  After the grandeur and recent restorations at Ganden, the dusty, somewhat run-down, hot, flat Samye disappointed.  The central temple certainly impresses but I had a hard ...

From Ganden Monastery, China by jkirby