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Monk lighting butter candles, Tashilhunpo
Monk lighting butter candles, Jankhang Chenmo, in front of giant statue of Jampa, Tashilhunpo, the largest monastery in Tibet. Founded in 1447 by the first Dalai Lama, Tashilunpo belongs to the Gelugpa, or 'Yellow Hat' school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Jankhang Chenmo was erected to house the gigantic statue of the Maitreya Buddha.
Author: Michael Freeman
©Michael Freeman
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Photo size: 19.3 Mpixels (55.3 MB uncompressed) - 5378x3597 pixels (17.9x12 in / 45.5x30.5 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Tibet, Buddha, Buddhism, Tashilunpo, Dalai Lama, religion, monastery, worship, temple, sacred, prostrate, prostration, ritual, faith, prayer, prayer wheel, chorten, pd
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