WORLDWIDE | Friday, 15 October 2010 | Views [247]
Nearly every village in Ladakh has a monastery .These monasteries are often located on a hill overlooking the village. The villagers make donations to the monastery and receive spiritual services from the monks in return. Decades ago, every family would send one of their children to the monastery to become a monk. The practice, though in decline, still exists in many parts of Ladakh.
