The 15th century Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Intricate decorations on a doorway at Thiksey monastery (gompa), Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Detail of the statue of the Maitreya (future Buddha) installed to commemorate the visit of the 14th Dalai Lama to the monastery, Thiksey Gompa, Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

The 15th century Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Detail of the statue of the Maitreya (future Buddha) installed to commemorate the visit of the 14th Dalai Lama to the monastery, Thiksey Gompa, Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Intricate decorations on a doorway at Thiksey monastery (gompa), Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Restorers painting buddha statue in prayers room of convent Tiksey Gonpa, southeast of Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

White chortens (Buddhist stupas) in Thiksey gompa. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Maitreya Buddha statue close up Tibetan monastery Thiksey Gompa. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, Buddha Maitreya, Buddha of the future, portrait, Buddha statue, Thiksey Gompa Monastery, Thikse, Tikse, Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, Buddha Maitreya, Buddha of the future, portrait, Buddha statue, Thiksey Gompa Monastery, Thikse, Tikse, Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, Buddha Maitreya, Buddha of the future, Buddha statue, Thiksey Gompa Monastery, Thikse, Tikse, Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia

Maitreya Buddha statue face close up in Thiksey Gompa. Ladakh, India, Asia

Thiksey, one of the most important monasteries in Ladakh, Thiksey Gompa, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Monks calling for the morning prayers from the rooftop of Thikse Gompa, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

View down south over the Indus valley from the rooftop of Thikse Gompa, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Monk calling for the morning prayers from the rooftop of Thikse Gompa, Thiksey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia