Tashi Lhunpo Monks on stage at WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) Festival at Charlton Park on 26/07/2015 at Charlton Park, Malmesbury. The Tibetan monks bring an insight into the world of Tibetan music and sacred dance. Founded by the First Dalai Lama in the 15th Century, Tashi Lhunpo Monastery was one of Tibet’s most illustrious centres of Buddhist learning, with over 6,000 monks and students. It is the seat of the Panchen Lama, second only in importance to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Following HH the Dalai Lama’s escape from Tibet, Tashi Lhunpo Monastery was re-established in exile i
Tashi Lhunpo Monks on stage at WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) Festival at Charlton Park on 26/07/2015 at Charlton Park, Malmesbury. The Tibetan monks bring an insight into the world of Tibetan music and sacred dance. Founded by the First Dalai Lama in the 15th Century, Tashi Lhunpo Monastery was one of Tibet’s most illustrious centres of Buddhist learning, with over 6,000 monks and students. It is the seat of the Panchen Lama, second only in importance to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Following HH the Dalai Lama’s escape from Tibet, Tashi Lhunpo Monastery was re-established in exile in 1972, and is now home to just over 250 monks who still follow the same pattern of study as they would have done inside Picture by Julie Edwards/Alamy Live News
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