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  • Kenchosum Lhakhang, the Temple of Three Jewels, Buddhist monastery in Bumthang. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kenchosum Lhakhang, the Temple of Three Jewels, Buddhist monastery in Bumthang. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kenchosum Lhakhang, the Temple of Three Jewels, Buddhist monastery in Bumthang. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kenchosum Lhakhang, the Temple of Three Jewels, Buddhist monastery in Bumthang. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Nathan Goldin at the Kenchosum Lhakhang, the Temple of Three Jewels, Buddhist monastery in Bumthang. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kenchosum Lhakhang, the Temple of Three Jewels, Buddhist monastery in Bumthang. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Nathan Goldin at the Kenchosum Lhakhang, the Temple of Three Jewels, Buddhist monastery in Bumthang. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Nathan Goldin at the Kenchosum Lhakhang, the Temple of Three Jewels, Buddhist monastery in Bumthang. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Nathan Goldin at the Kenchosum Lhakhang, the Temple of Three Jewels, Buddhist monastery in Bumthang. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Caretaker of the Buddhist temple in Muktinath after her afternoon preyers. Motorcycle Sherpa's Ride to the Heavens motorcycle adventure in the Himalayas of Nepal. On the fourth day of riding, we went from Kalopani to Muktinath. Thursday, November 7, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Caretaker of the Buddhist temple in Muktinath after her afternoon preyers. Motorcycle Sherpa's Ride to the Heavens motorcycle adventure in the Himalayas of Nepal. On the fourth day of riding, we went from Kalopani to Muktinath. Thursday, November 7, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Bells outside a Buddhist temple in Muktinath while on Motorcycle Sherpa's Ride to the Heavens motorcycle adventure in the Himalayas of Nepal. On the fourth day of riding, we went from Kalopani to Muktinath. Thursday, November 7, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Ivolginsky Datsan, Buddhist temple and community and home of the preserved body of Khambo Lama, located near Verkhnyaya Ivolga village in the Buryatia region of Siberia, Russia. Monday, February 24, 2020. Photography ©2020 Michael Lichter.
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  • Ivolginsky Datsan, Buddhist temple and community and home of the preserved body of Khambo Lama, located near Verkhnyaya Ivolga village in the Buryatia region of Siberia, Russia. Monday, February 24, 2020. Photography ©2020 Michael Lichter.
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  • Ivolginsky Datsan, Buddhist temple and community and home of the preserved body of Khambo Lama, located near Verkhnyaya Ivolga village in the Buryatia region of Siberia, Russia. Monday, February 24, 2020. Photography ©2020 Michael Lichter.
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  • Ivolginsky Datsan, Buddhist temple and community and home of the preserved body of Khambo Lama, located near Verkhnyaya Ivolga village in the Buryatia region of Siberia, Russia. Monday, February 24, 2020. Photography ©2020 Michael Lichter.
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  • The Buddhist temple next to Yuichi Yoshizawa and Yoshikazu Ueda's Custom Works Zon shop in Shiga, Japan. Thursday, December 6, 2018. Photography ©2018 Michael Lichter.
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  • The Buddhist temple next to Yuichi Yoshizawa and Yoshikazu Ueda's Custom Works Zon shop in Shiga, Japan. Thursday, December 6, 2018. Photography ©2018 Michael Lichter.
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  • The Buddhist temple next to Yuichi Yoshizawa and Yoshikazu Ueda's Custom Works Zon shop in Shiga, Japan. Thursday, December 6, 2018. Photography ©2018 Michael Lichter.
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  • Buddhist temple in Muktinath while on Motorcycle Sherpa's Ride to the Heavens motorcycle adventure in the Himalayas of Nepal. On the fourth day of riding, we went from Kalopani to Muktinath. Thursday, November 7, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Ritual drum in a Buddhist temple in Muktinath while on Motorcycle Sherpa's Ride to the Heavens motorcycle adventure in the Himalayas of Nepal. On the fourth day of riding, we went from Kalopani to Muktinath. Thursday, November 7, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Ivolginsky Datsan, Buddhist temple and community and home of the preserved body of Khambo Lama, located near Verkhnyaya Ivolga village in the Buryatia region of Siberia, Russia. Monday, February 24, 2020. Photography ©2020 Michael Lichter.
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  • Ivolginsky Datsan, Buddhist temple and community and home of the preserved body of Khambo Lama, located near Verkhnyaya Ivolga village in the Buryatia region of Siberia, Russia. Monday, February 24, 2020. Photography ©2020 Michael Lichter.
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  • Ivolginsky Datsan, Buddhist temple and community and home of the preserved body of Khambo Lama, located near Verkhnyaya Ivolga village in the Buryatia region of Siberia, Russia. Monday, February 24, 2020. Photography ©2020 Michael Lichter.
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  • Ivolginsky Datsan, Buddhist temple and community and home of the preserved body of Khambo Lama, located near Verkhnyaya Ivolga village in the Buryatia region of Siberia, Russia. Monday, February 24, 2020. Photography ©2020 Michael Lichter.
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  • Ivolginsky Datsan, Buddhist temple and community and home of the preserved body of Khambo Lama, located near Verkhnyaya Ivolga village in the Buryatia region of Siberia, Russia. Monday, February 24, 2020. Photography ©2020 Michael Lichter.
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  • Ivolginsky Datsan, Buddhist temple and community and home of the preserved body of Khambo Lama, located near Verkhnyaya Ivolga village in the Buryatia region of Siberia, Russia. Monday, February 24, 2020. Photography ©2020 Michael Lichter.
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  • Ivolginsky Datsan, Buddhist temple and community and home of the preserved body of Khambo Lama, located near Verkhnyaya Ivolga village in the Buryatia region of Siberia, Russia. Monday, February 24, 2020. Photography ©2020 Michael Lichter.
    200224-MLRU-094528.jpg
  • Ivolginsky Datsan, Buddhist temple and community and home of the preserved body of Khambo Lama, located near Verkhnyaya Ivolga village in the Buryatia region of Siberia, Russia. Monday, February 24, 2020. Photography ©2020 Michael Lichter.
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  • The Buddhist temple next to Yuichi Yoshizawa and Yoshikazu Ueda's Custom Works Zon shop in Shiga, Japan. Thursday, December 6, 2018. Photography ©2018 Michael Lichter.
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  • The Buddhist temple next to Yuichi Yoshizawa and Yoshikazu Ueda's Custom Works Zon shop in Shiga, Japan. Thursday, December 6, 2018. Photography ©2018 Michael Lichter.
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  • The Buddhist temple next to Yuichi Yoshizawa and Yoshikazu Ueda's Custom Works Zon shop in Shiga, Japan. Thursday, December 6, 2018. Photography ©2018 Michael Lichter.
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  • Jampa Lhakhang is a century Buddhist Temple in Bumthang. One of the two oldest temples in Bhutan. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Jampa Lhakhang is a century Buddhist Temple in Bumthang. One of the two oldest temples in Bhutan. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Jampa Lhakhang is a century Buddhist Temple in Bumthang. One of the two oldest temples in Bhutan. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Jampa Lhakhang is a century Buddhist Temple in Bumthang. One of the two oldest temples in Bhutan. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan. Friday, December 6, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • A Japanese visitor at Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan. Friday, December 6, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan. Friday, December 6, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan. Friday, December 6, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan. Friday, December 6, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan. Friday, December 6, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan. Friday, December 6, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan. Friday, December 6, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan. Friday, December 6, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan. Friday, December 6, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Kinkaku-ji, a Zen Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto, Japan. Friday, December 6, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Cool Beans Chris Marino in the main Buddhist temple in Muktinath during Motorcycle Sherpa's Ride to the Heavens motorcycle adventure in the Himalayas of Nepal. On the fourth day of riding, we went from Kalopani to Muktinath. Thursday, November 7, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • Cool Beans Chris Marino hoping to benefit from putting his hand under holy water coming out from 108 waterspouts in the backyard of the main Buddhist temple in Muktinath during Motorcycle Sherpa's Ride to the Heavens motorcycle adventure in the Himalayas of Nepal. On the fourth day of riding, we went from Kalopani to Muktinath. Thursday, November 7, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
    191107-MLNP-181154.jpg
  • Cool Beans Chris Marino in a Buddhist temple in Muktinath during Motorcycle Sherpa's Ride to the Heavens motorcycle adventure in the Himalayas of Nepal. On the fourth day of riding, we went from Kalopani to Muktinath. Thursday, November 7, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
    191107-MLNP-174143.jpg
  • Cool Beans Chris Marino in the main Buddhist temple in Muktinath during Motorcycle Sherpa's Ride to the Heavens motorcycle adventure in the Himalayas of Nepal. On the fourth day of riding, we went from Kalopani to Muktinath. Thursday, November 7, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
    191107-MLNP-181527A.jpg
  • Holy water comes out from 108 waterspouts in the backyard of the main Buddhist temple in Muktinath during Motorcycle Sherpa's Ride to the Heavens motorcycle adventure in the Himalayas of Nepal. On the fourth day of riding, we went from Kalopani to Muktinath. Thursday, November 7, 2019. Photography ©2019 Michael Lichter.
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  • A six-pointed star associated with Judaism as the Star of David, is also an ancient Buddhist symbol. Seen here at Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
    240501-MLNP-123653.jpg
  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Young monks at Swayambhunath, which is also known as the Monkey Temple, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Prayer wheels at Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Young monks at Swayambhunath, which is also known as the Monkey Temple, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Young monk at Swayambhunath, which is also known as the Monkey Temple, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Young monk at Swayambhunath, which is also known as the Monkey Temple, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Young monks at Swayambhunath, which is also known as the Monkey Temple, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Young monk at Swayambhunath, which is also known as the Monkey Temple, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
    240430-MLBH-130047.jpg
  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Paro Taktsang or Tigers Nest as it is commonly known, is a sacred Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhist monastery that was built high up into a cliffside in the Paro valley in Bhutan in 1692. It commemorates the place where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche,) the monk who brought Buddhism to Bhutan from Tibet, meditated with his students. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Family gathering at Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Swayambhunath, a UNESCO World Heritage Site also known as the Monkey Temple. The stupa, which is said to be 2,000 years old, is the most sacred Buddhist site for Newari Buddhists in Nepal. Surrounded by Hindu temples, it is a rare instance of two religions being in harmony with each other. Kathmandu, Nepal. Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Rinpoche Sonam Gyatso from Taiwan at the Chimi Lhakhang Temple, a Buddhist monastery in Punakha, Bhutan, built in 1499 after the site was blessed by the Divine Madman Drukpa Kunley. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Saturday, April 27, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Rinpoche Sonam Gyatso from Taiwan at the Chimi Lhakhang Temple, a Buddhist monastery in Punakha, Bhutan, built in 1499 after the site was blessed by the Divine Madman Drukpa Kunley. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Saturday, April 27, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Rinpoche Sonam Gyatso from Taiwan at the Chimi Lhakhang Temple, a Buddhist monastery in Punakha, Bhutan, built in 1499 after the site was blessed by the Divine Madman Drukpa Kunley. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Saturday, April 27, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Rinpoche Sonam Gyatso from Taiwan at the Chimi Lhakhang Temple, a Buddhist monastery in Punakha, Bhutan, built in 1499 after the site was blessed by the Divine Madman Drukpa Kunley. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Saturday, April 27, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Young monks at Chimi Lhakhang Temple, a Buddhist monastery in Punakha, Bhutan, built in 1499 after the site was blessed by the Divine Madman Drukpa Kunley. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Saturday, April 27, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Chimi Lhakhang Temple, a Buddhist monastery in Punakha, Bhutan, built in 1499 after the site was blessed by the Divine Madman Drukpa Kunley. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Saturday, April 27, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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  • Chimi Lhakhang Temple, a Buddhist monastery in Punakha, Bhutan, built in 1499 after the site was blessed by the Divine Madman Drukpa Kunley. Road Scholar Best of Bhutan tour. Saturday, April 27, 2024. Photography ©2024 Michael Lichter.
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