Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Thanks for looking. That is why these structures took years to build... Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information