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My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Pilgrims come here from all over the country for prayer and worship. They circambulate the Scriptures temple counting their steps through the beads in their hands.

CHINA | Tuesday, 8 November 2011 | Views [236]

Pilgrims come here from all over the country for prayer and worship. They circambulate the Scriptures temple counting their steps through the beads in their hands.

Derge gGon Chen monastery was founded in 1446 by Yogis Hang Stong Rgyal Po and the first local king Bo. It doubled as palace for the kings, but is most famous for being one of the cradles of Tibetan Buddhist study and practice.

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On the 3rd floor there is the workshop. 6 or 7 pairs of workers ink the blocks and press the paper on them with amazing speed. They have a key role in preserving Tibetan culture and believes, which have been threathened over the ages by both China and the old Western empires.

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