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15 February 2019

The shrine area around the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816896

15 February 2019

The shrine area around the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816898

15 February 2019

The monks disperse after the evening puja (worship) in the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816900

15 February 2019

The monks disperse after the evening puja (worship) in the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816902

15 February 2019

The monks disperse after the evening puja (worship) in the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816904

15 February 2019

Monks cook in the kitchen of the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816906

15 February 2019

Early morning view from the main temple of the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816908

15 February 2019

A small village around the Namo Buddha stupa near the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816910

15 February 2019

A small village around the Namo Buddha stupa near the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816914

15 February 2019

The Namo Buddha stupa near the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816916

15 February 2019

The Namo Buddha stupa near the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816918

15 February 2019

Prayer wheels around the Namo Buddha stupa near the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816920

15 February 2019

Prayer wheels around the Namo Buddha stupa near the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816922

15 February 2019

Women go up the mountain surrounded by prayer flags to work in the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816924

15 February 2019

Women go up the mountain surrounded by prayer flags to work in the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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#3816930

15 February 2019

Women go up the mountain surrounded by prayer flags to work in the Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, in February 2019. Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, located about 45 kilometers outside of Kathmandu, is a large Tibetan Buddhist monastic complex with several hundred monks. The site for this monastery is Tagmo Lüjin (the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress) which held as supremely sacred to Tibetan Buddhism and one of the most important Buddhist religious sites in Nepal, popular for both Nepalis and Tibetans pilgrims. (

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