Living in one of the peninsula's 20 monasteries, dozen cloisters, or hundreds of cells, the monks are detached even from each other, reserving most of their time for prayer and solitude.

The monastery looks like a fortified structure. The view that unfolds as you go up the mountain towards the monastery is mesmerizing. Snowcapped mountains, glaciers and barren splendour of the ...

Amitabha Monastery Located on Druk Amitabha Mountain, the Amitabha Monastery serves as both a spiritual center and a hub for humanitarian efforts. The monastery features a hall that can ...

There are monasteries in populated locations that ... who is believed to have introduced Buddhism to Bhutan, rode to the mountain on the back of a tiger in the eighth century, spending three ...