Inside the largest Buddhist settlement in the world
Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, officially the world's largest Buddhist settlement and is home to 40,000 monks and nuns. Picture Courtesy: Flickr/buddhamountain - The houses are all built in a wood style that is traditionally found in this region, and built so close together that they appear almost on top of each other Picture Courtesy: Flickr/buddhamountain
- The incredible academy was established in 1980 in the uninhabited valley by Jigme Phuntsok, an influential lama of the Nyingma tradition in Tibet. Picture Courtesy: Flickr/randomix
- Despite its remote situation, Larung Gar evolved from a handful of disciples to be the largest Buddhist settlement in the world and has a mix of students from ethnic Chinese students to pupils from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia.
- Started in 1980s, the settlement has become the largest centre for Buddhist learning in China. Picture Courtesy: Flickr/buddhamountain
- Nuns and monks are housed near to their colleges, and separated by age and sex. The different quarters are marked by a long winding road. Picture Courtesy: Flickr/wulingyun
- The red and brown houses that span across the land are identical and one to three room in each hut but do not include a toilet. Picture Courtesy: Flickr/wulingyun
Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, officially the world's largest Buddhist settlement and is home to 40,000 monks and nuns. Picture Courtesy: Flickr/buddhamountain
Inside the largest Buddhist settlement in the world
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