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Porter crossing a suspension bridge decorated in Tibetan prayer flags, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khumbu Valley, Nepal, Asia
Porter crossing a suspension bridge decorated in Tibetan prayer flags, Sagarmatha National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khumbu Valley, Nepal, Asia
Buddhist stupa on way to Deqin, on the Tibetan Border, with the Meili Snow Mountain peak in the background, Dequin, Shangri-La region, Yunnan Province, China, Asia
The Tibetan prayer flags made of colored cloth that are often hung on the top of the mountains to bless places, Bhutan, Asia
The colorful Tibetan prayer flags invite the faithful to visit the Taktsang Monastery, Paro, Bhutan, Asia
Buddhist stupa on way to Deqin, on the Tibetan Border, with the Meili Snow Mountain peak in the background, Dequin, Shangri-La region, Yunnan Province, China, Asia
Two Tibetan Buddhist monks at Jokhang temple, with the Potala palace behind, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
Buddhist stupas on way to Deqin, on the Tibetan Border, with the Meili Snow Mountain peak in the background, Dequin, Shangri-La region, Yunnan Province, China, Asia
Tibetan bridge with Peaks of Cadini and Pejo in background, Cedec Valley, Valfurva, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe
Drying maize (corn), on rooftops of traditional Tibetan houses at Jiaju Zangzhai, Sichuan Province, China, Asia
Buddhist stupas on way to Deqin, on the Tibetan Border, with the Meili Snow Mountain peak in the background, Shangri-La region, Yunnan Province, China, Asia
A Tibetan style stupa and pagoda on the grounds of Yuquan mountain overlooking the city and the CCTV tower, Haidian district, Beijing, China, Asia
Buddhist stupa on way to Deqin, on the Tibetan Border, with the Meili Snow Mountain peak in the background, Dequin, Shangri-La region, Yunnan Province, China, Asia
Huahu (Flower Lake), an important wetland area which supports a large array of biodiversity on the Tibetan plateau, Sichuan Province, China, Asia
A Tibetan style stupa and pagoda on the grounds of Yuquan mountain overlooking the city and the CCTV tower, Haidian district, Beijing, China, Asia
Stupas and flags at Shuzheng Tibetan village, Jiuzhaigou National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sichuan Province, China, Asia
A full moon rising over a Tibetan style stupa on the grounds of Yuquan mountain, Haidian district, Beijing, China, Asia
Yaks grazing on the vast open rangelands on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in Sichuan Province, China, Asia
Jiuzhaigou on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, known for its waterfalls and colourful lakes, located in the north of Sichuan Province, China, Asia
Mountain bikers take a break near a moss covered Tibetan chorten in the Himalayas in the Gosainkund region, Nepal, Asia
Farmer going home near Tingri, Cho Oyu and Himalayas in distance, Tibetan Plateau, Tibet, China, Asia
Sacred Tibetan Yamdrok Tso Lake (Yamzho Yumco) with mountains in background beside the Friendship Highway, Tibet, China, Asia
Village in Ra valley above Tingri, Cho Oyu and Himalayas in distance, Tibetan Plateau, Tibet, China, Asia
Buddhist stupas with Meili Snow Mountain peak in background, en route to the Tibetan border, Deqin, Shangri-La region, Yunnan Province, China, Asia
Lalung La on Kathmandu-Lhasa road, Shisapangma snow peak in distance, Tibetan Plateau, Tibet, China, Asia
Khyunglung, tibet. Chortens mark entrance to khyunglung (garuda valley), capital of zhangzhung prior to seventh or eighth century b.c
Vultures, drigung. bodies what we most attached to, says of monks. Thats offering ones body carries greatest merit. believe that should benefit other beings at every stage of ones life. After completion of powa ceremony, corpse is traditionally offered to great vultures lammergeiers that frequent charnel grounds. Vultures descend on flayed corpse. Offering bodies to birds is same as reciting mantras. It brings merit benefit to dead person as well as to family friends bring here. While cutting up corpse i to keep a pure compassionate mind. would feel if someone felt cutting up your body. -tomdenla. Tibet
Gurla mandata. Tibet. Symbolizing interpenetration of phenomena, sacred sites in tibet often places where male female elements in landscape joined-a mountain a lake, example
Gurla mandata. Tibet. barkha plain stretches as clouds light gather above bonpo mountain tagri trawo, tiger-striped mountain, known on english maps by sanskrit name, gurla mandhata with rakshas glittering beyond expanse of pilgrim tents
Dharmalshalla students from mezakhang (traditional tibetan school of medicine) picking plants as a practical exercise their class dealing with taxanomy of plants. Rhotang pass, manali, india
Khyunglung chorten. Tibet. Chortens mark entrance to khyunglung (garuda valley), capital of zhangzhung prior to seventh or eighth century b.c
Dharmalshalla students from mezakhang (traditional tibetan school of medicine) picking plants as a practical exercise their class dealing with taxanomy of plants. Rhotang pass, manali, india
Monks in Pusa Ding temple at morning prayer, Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism, Mount Wutai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China
Mani stones engraved with the Tibetan mantra Om Mani Padme Hum, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia
Tibetan prayer flags, view above the town of Taihuai and Wutai Shan Mountains in winter, Mount Wutai, Shanxi province, China
Mani wall, Mani stone, at Monjo, Dudh Kosi valley, Solukhumbu, Khumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal
Colourful prayer flags printed with holy verses and a Wind Horse, mythical Tibetan creature stemming from the pre-Buddhist era, Annapurna region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia
The beautifully decorated doors and ceiling at the entrance to the Rumtek monastery, home of the Karma Kagyu line of Tibetan buddhism, in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. Vertical
Tsemo Fort and Namgyal Tsemo Gompa atop a mountain Tibetan prayer flags above Leh in Ladakh, India, Asia
Tibetan Dachang Lhamo Kirti monastery, Tibetan Taktsang Lhamo Kirti Gompa, in front of the snowy mountains, Langmusi, Sichuan, Gansu, China, Asia
Tibetan houses, architecture in the old Kham in Joaju Zangzhai village, Danba, now Sichuan, China, Asia
Tibetan Buddhism, Rongbuk Monastery, white stupa, Mount Everest, base camp north side, the Himalayas, central Tibet, U-Tsang, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia
A big Tibetan Mani Stone with the Mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum" colorfully engraved on a hill above the Indus Valley, Shey, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia
Door handle of gate door of gompa, Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Diskit, Nubra valley, Ladakh, India, Asia
Mountain guide Vern Tejas and Lhakpa Rita Sherpa with tibetan praying flags on the summit of Mount Everest 8848m, Himalaya, Nepal
A beautiful natural mountain landscape behind a traditional Tibetan oven and a mass of prayer flags in Tibet, China, Asia
Tibetan houses, architecture in the old Kham in Joaju Zangzhai village, Danba, now Sichuan, China, Asia
Prayer flags of Tibetan Buddhism with Buddhist mantra on it in Dharamshala monastery temple. There is the residence of Tibetan Buddhism spiritual leader Dalai Lama. Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia
Mani stones with the engraved Tibetan mantra Om Mani Padme Hum, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia
Tibetan yak caravan at the sherpa village of Khumjung, Holy Mountain Khumbi Yul Lha, Khumbila, 5761 m, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Himal, Nepal, Asia
Tibetan women in traditional costume at the morning circling, Kora, of the Labrang monastery, Xiahe, Gansu, China, Asia
Wallpainting, fresco, at the buddhist monastery of Thikse or Thiksay, Indus valley, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Tibetan praying flags between the tents in the Base Camp, 5300m, in the back the summit of Mount Lingtren, 6600m, Mount Everest, Himalaya, Nepal
Tibetan Buddhism, central temple, Uetse, Samye Monastery, Himalaya Range, Central Tibet, Ue-Tsang, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia
Dhankar gompa Tibetan Buddhist monastery and prayer flags lungta. Dhankar, Spiti valley, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia
Colourful prayer flags printed with holy verses and a Wind Horse, mythical, pre-Buddhist Tibetan creature, Mt, Dhaulagiri in the background, Muktinath, Annapurna region, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia
Tibetan Buddhist monastery, Hemis monastery, gallery buildings, Drukpa sect, the Himalayas, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
Tibetan Buddhism, monastery on the mountain slope, rocks, Chiu Gompa, snow-covered sacred Mount Kailash, south side with channel, Gang-Tise-Mountains, Trans-Himalaya, Himalayas, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia
Tibetan Buddhism, Pelkor Chode, Palcho Monastery with the Kumbum stupa, Balkor monastery, Gyantse, Himalayas, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Asia
View over the historic town centre and the rebuilt Shigatse Dzong fortress, Shigatse, Tibet, China, Asia