2013 Vacation: India / Bihar / Bodh Gaya – Tibetan Nyingma Monastry

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Tibetan Nyingma Monastery

Established in the year 1938, the Tibetan Mahayana monastery stands across the road from the Maha Bodhi temple complex, the place where the Buddha attained enlightenment in 528 BCE. The monastery houses a huge dharmachakra or the wheel of law, which is 10 meter high metal drum painted in golden and red colour and they say one can be free of all the sins committed, if one spins the wheel three times continuously from left to right. The monastery also consists of an image of Maitreya Buddha, which is believed to be the future incarnation of the Buddha.

Decorated with the Tibetan scriptures, thangkas and other Buddhist symbols and objects, the Tibetan monastery is also a meditation centre and conducts courses based on meditation and the principles of Buddhism. It also shelters the Buddhist tourists who come to visit the holy place of Bodh Gaya.

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Tibetan Monastery

Tibetan Nyingma Monastery

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Tibetan Monastery

Tibetan Nyingma Monastery

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Tibetan Nyingma Monastery

Tibetan Nyingma Monastery

 

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