Place Details: One of the largest and most popular monasteries of Ladakh, the 17th century Hanle Monastery belongs to the Red Hat (Tibetan Drukpa Kagyu) sect of Tibetan Buddhism.Located in Hanle ...

One of the largest and most popular monasteries of Ladakh, the 17th century Hanle Monastery belongs to the Red Hat (Tibetan Drukpa Kagyu) sect of Tibetan Buddhism.Located in Hanle Valley of Leh ...

The most famous architectural feature is the Kumbum, also known as "The 100,000 Buddha Pagoda", which contains about 100,000 images and murals depicting the Buddha.

Labrang Monastery has been the scene of two days of protests Protests in Tibet against Chinese rule have coincided with demonstrations at one of Tibetan Buddhism's most important monasteries, in the ...