Thursday, June 14, 2007

Tibet: A Picture Story (Part 4)

Day Three in Tibet (Zashilunbu Monastery and Lazi):
Zashilunbu Monastery: home of the Panchen Lama
the Panchen Lama is a more scholarly leader than the Dalai Lama and is the second-highest lama after the Dalai Lama. traditionally, the Dalai Lama chooses the next Panchen Lama and vice versa.
the red buildings contain Panchen Lama tombs (the same is true for the Potola Palace and Dalai Lamas), while the white buildings are for meditation, scriptural study and worship

around Zashilunbu Monastery:

Lazi:
Tibetan market

some really tiny women carry bags this big too
(not sure what's inside...)
in the mornings, some women carry giant containers of water since some places don't have running water

a solar-powered teapot heater
(the sun is really intense in Tibet - we used spf45 everyday)

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