Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The first and the last. As for the huffing and puffing, when I see places like this, I always think of the superhuman effort to get the construction materials up there. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Sep 15, 2013, at 3:51 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Ladakh being a Buddhist area is full of monasteries, so much so, I > have always wondered how on earth they all support themselves. I > suppose on donations and Government grants as is usual for these > institutions. There are tons of monks around also, as, at least in > these parts, one of the sons in each Buddhist family becomes a monk, > and joins into a monastery in early childhood, at the age of 5 or so. > Whether this is because of a lack of jobs in this barren place, or a > skewed sex ratio, I do not know. Of course, they keep in touch with > their family, and come back to live with them from time to time, it is > actually analogous to a boarding school. Anyway, we visited a couple, > and saw quite a few - and here are some photographs. Like most > monasteries, they are usually dramatically perched on a peak, > entailing much huffing and puffing to get there: > > Shanti Stupa: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0204.jpg.html > > Sankar Gompa: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130904_1220.jpg.html > > Chemrey Gompa (Long View): > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130903_0629.jpg.html > > Chemrey Gompa (Pano Crop): > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130903_0629P.jpg.html > > Chemrey Gompa (Short View): > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130903_0624.jpg.html > > Likir Gompa: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130831_0188.jpg.html > > Prayer Wheel: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130831_0173.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >