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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2524.jpg
  • Young Tibetan Buddhist monks pose at Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu region of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
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  • Young Buddhist monks play with a balloon at the old Tengboche Monastery in Nepal's Khumbu region.
    KF 1108.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2524.jpg
  • Sacred Mount Khumbila rises behind monks at Tengboche Monastery, a spiritual center for the Sherpas of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
    KF 1225.jpg
  • Sacred Mount Khumbila rises behind monks at Tengboche Monastery, a spiritual center for the Sherpas of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
    KF 1223.jpg
  • Young Buddhist monks play with a makeshift ball at the old Tengboche Monastery, below Mount Ama Dablam in Nepal's Khumbu region. (After this picture was taken in 1979, the monastery burned down in 1989 and was rebuilt.)  The summit of Mount Everest is just left of the central pagoda roof.
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  • Young Buddhist monks play with a makeshift ball at the old Tengboche Monastery, below Mount Ama Dablam in Nepal's Khumbu region. (After this picture was taken in 1979, the monastery burned down in 1989 and was rebuilt.) The summit of Mount Everest is just left of the central pagoda roof.
    KF 1166.jpg
  • Young Tibetan Buddhist monks relax outside  at Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu region of Nepal. in 1986., before the old monastery  was destroyed and by an electrical fire in 1989 and subsequently rebuilt.
    KF 1160.jpg
  • Gordon Wiltsie poses with young Tibetan Buddhist monks in front of Mount Everest and Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu region of Nepal in 1986, before the old monastery  was destroyed and rebuilt after an electrical fire in 1989.
    KF 1152.jpg
  • 3-year old Ben Wiltsie joins in play with young Tibetan Buddhist monks at Tenboche Monastery in Nepal.
    KF 1120.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks engage in a playful waterfight at a monastery in Tibet.
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2524.jpg
  • 3-year old Ben Wiltsie joins in play with young Tibetan Buddhist monks at Tenboche Monastery in Nepal.
    KF 1118.jpg
  • Sacred Ama Dablam rises behind Tengboche Monastery, a spiritual center for the Sherpas of Nepal. This picture was shot in 1986 before the monastery was destroyed in an 1989 electrical fire and subsequently rebuilt in a more modern form.
    KF 1251-2.jpg
  • NEPAL, Kathmandu. Young Buddhist monks pray in new monastery near Bodh'nath.
    KM 2557.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET.  Tibetan Buddhist monks & devotees outside of largest gompa (temple) at Tashilumpo Monastery, Shigatse, seat of the Panchen Lama, 2nd holiest in Tibet.
    CF 2508.jpg
  • NEPAL, Kathmandu. Young Buddhist monks pray in new monastery near Bodh'nath.
    KM 2557.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Sherpa painting  of Tengboche Monastery by artist Kappa Kalden, including monks, trekkers, yaks, yetis, nearby villages & Mount Everest vicinity of Khumbu region.
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  • NEPAL, Himalaya. Ben Wiltsie, age 3 plays with young Sherpa monks at Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu Region. Mother (Meredith Wiltsie) looks on.
    KF 1117.jpg
  • NEPAL, Kathmandu. Young Buddhist monks pray in new monastery near Bodh'nath.
    KM 2557.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET. Tibetan Buddhist monk & devotees exit a gompa (temple) at Tashilumpo Monastery, Shigatse.
    CF 2532.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk stands on the roof of fortress-like Yumbu Lakang, the oldest castle  in Tibet, atop a hill near Tsedang.
    CF 1670.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk circles the oldest castle in Tibet.
    CF 1619.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET.  Tibetan Buddhist monk tends yak butter lamps at Samye Monastery, one of oldest in Tibet.
    CF 1526.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET. Tibetan monk & pilgrims pray and spin prayer wheels for alms in Barkhor Bazaar surrounding the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa.
    CF 0315.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET. Tibetan Buddhist monk & pilgrim beneath sculptures of Bodhisattvas at Palkhor Monastery, Gyantse.
    CF 2643.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET. Tibetan Buddhist monk by door into richly ornamented Tshomchen, the Main Assembly Hall at Palkhor Monastery in Gyantse.
    CF 2628.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk tends yak butter lamps at Tashilumpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet, China.
    CF 2528.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk stands on the roof of fortress-like Yumbu Lakang, the oldest castle  in Tibet, atop a hill near Tsedang.
    CF 1666.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge.  Tibetan Buddhist lama on pilgrimage to sacred waterfall in this deep Himalayan canyon.
    TS 1092.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Incarnate lamas pray at Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival held by Sherpas at Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu Region.
    S 0915.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Opening procession of Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival, Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu Region.
    S 0906.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge.  Tibetan Buddhist lama on pilgrimage to sacred waterfall in this deep Himalayan canyon.
    TS 1092.jpg
  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA, Incarnate lamas pray at Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival held by Sherpas at Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu Region.
    S 0915.jpg
  • A costumed actor and Tibetan Buddhist lamas lead a procession as part of the annual Mani Rimdu festival held at Nepal's Tengboche Monastery.  (Photo taken in 1980.) The high lama is second from left.
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  • A Tibetan Bhuddist lama exorcises bad spirits and demons duribg a blessing ceremony in the remote village of Braga, now part of the Around Annapurna trek.
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  • NEPAL, HIMALAYA. Opening procession of Tibetan Buddhist Mani Rimdu festival, Tengboche Monastery, Khumbu Region.
    S 0906.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET.  Tibetan Buddhist clergy chanting, praying, drumming & ringing bells under prayer wheels outside Palkhor Monastery in Gyantse.
    CF 2607.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks in ceremonial hats chant at an outdoor puja ceremony  at Tengboche monastery  in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1974. The Rimpoche is center
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  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley. 80-year old Tibetan Buddhist lama in Rinchenlhumbe who survived Soviet repression during which most monks were killed.
    MG 2726.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2598.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2553.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2512.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks share a smile as they walk around Bodh'nath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0610.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremonyat Swayambhu Temple in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0323.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremonyat Swayambhu Temple in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0319.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremonyat Swayambhu Temple in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0323.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremonyat Swayambhu Temple in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0323.jpg
  • Monks relax outside the temple at Tengboche Monastry in the Khumbu region of Nepal 1986.
    KF 1226.jpg
  • A young trekker plays with young monks at Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu region of Nepal 1986.
    KF 1111.jpg
  • Monks pray at Thame Monaster Mt. Everest pokes up behind the Lhotse Nupste wall in the Khumbu Region of Nepal. 1979 (Meredith Wiltsie photo)
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  • Tibetan Buddhist monks at Tengboche Monastery Mt. Everest pokes up behind the Lhotse Nupste wall in the Khumbu Region of Nepal. 1979
    K 2203.jpg
  • Tebetan Buddhist monks chant and blow ceremonial horns above Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu Region of Nepal's Himalaya.
    IP 0510.jpg
  • Tebetan Buddhist monks chant and blow ceremonial horns above Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu Region of Nepal's Himalaya.
    IP 0508.jpg
  • Tebetan Buddhist monks chant and blow ceremonial horns above Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu Region of Nepal's Himalaya.
    IP 0506.jpg
  • Tebetan Buddhist monks chant and blow ceremonial horns above Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu Region of Nepal's Himalaya.
    IP 0411.jpg
  • Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia, a country where monks and lamas were executed after communist takeover.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence
    MGe 060624-037.jpg
  • A protective "singha" lion outside Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia. During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-036.jpg
  • Protective "singha" lion outside Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia, a country where monks and lamas were executed after communist takeover.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence
    MGe 060624-035.jpg
  • Doorknob at Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia.  During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-033.jpg
  • Buddha figures in Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia. During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-030.jpg
  • Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia. During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-026.jpg
  • A modern Mongolian visitor makes a cell phone call from the Temple of the Yadam at Choijin Lama Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator.  During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-022.jpg
  • Temple of the Yadam at Choijin Lama Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia, a country where monks and lamas were executed after communist takeover.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence
    MGe 060624-019.jpg
  • Wrathful & protective deities in Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia.  During the country's Soviet occupation, religion was discouraged and thousands of monks and lamas were executed.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence.
    MGe 060624-011.jpg
  • Ornately sculpted altars & deities in Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia, a country where monks and lamas were executed after communist takeover.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence
    MGe 060624-005.jpg
  • MONGOLIA, Darhad Valley. 80-year old Tibetan Buddhist lama in Rinchenlhumbe who survived Soviet repression during which most monks were killed.
    MG 2725.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2596.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2589.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2568.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2534.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant during a puja ceremony at a monastery near Kathmandu.
    KM 2517.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2505.jpg
  • KATHMANDU, NEPAL. Tibetan Buddhist monks pray in new monastery near Bodh'nath.
    KM 2503.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks read scripture during  a sacred puja ceremony at Swayambhu Temple in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0324.jpg
  • Young Sherpa [Sherpani] women at Nepal's old Tengboche Monastery watch as young monks play (out of frame.)
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  • TIBET (China), Buddhist monks play ceremonial horns, Tashilumpo Monastery, Shigatse.
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  • Buddhist monks in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1979
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  • Tebetan Buddhist monks chant and blow ceremonial horns above Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu Region of Nepal's Himalaya.
    IP 0409.jpg
  • Monks preparing ceremonial costumes for Mani Rimdu.
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  • Buddha figure in Choijinlam Temple, a rare, remaining Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia, a country where monks and lamas were executed after communist takeover.  The religion is making a resurgence after independence
    MGe 060624-006.jpg
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and play musical instruments during  a sacred puja ceremony in a monastery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, 1996.
    KM 2577.jpg
  • NEPAL, Himalaya, Young Tibetan Buddhist monks at Thyangboche Monastery in 1986, before it later burned down and was rebuilt. Mt. Ama Dablam bkg.
    KF 1150.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk prostrates himself as he circles  Swaymbhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0342.jpg
  • NEPAL, Kathmandu, Tibetan buddhist monk with votive butter lamps, Swayambhu'nath Temple.
    KM 0329.jpg
  • KATHMANDU, NEPAL. Tibetan Buddhist monk lights yak butter lamps during full moon ceremony at Bodhnath Stupa.
    KM 2613.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk prostrates himself as he circles  Swaymbhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0342.jpg
  • NEPAL, Kathmandu, Tibetan buddhist monk with votive butter lamps, Swayambhu'nath Temple.
    KM 0329.jpg
  • A monk stands in a Tibetan Buddhis gompa (temple) in Braga village in the Manang Valley north of Annapurna in Nepal.
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  • KATHMANDU, NEPAL. Tibetan Buddhist monk lights yak butter lamps during full moon ceremony at Bodhnath Stupa.
    KM 2613.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk tends 108 butter lamps at Swaymbhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986.
    KM 0331.jpg
  • NEPAL, Kathmandu.  Tibetan Buddhist Monk pounds ritual drum, Swayambhu'nath Temple.
    KM 0322.jpg
  • KATHMANDU, NEPAL. Tibetan Buddhist monk lights yak butter lamps during full moon ceremony at Bodhnath Stupa.
    KM 2613.jpg
  • A young Tibetan Buddhist monk descends stairs. at Tengboche monastery  in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1974
    IP 0512.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk collects a  ceremonial hat at Tengboche monastery  in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1974
    IP 0408.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk carries ceremonial horns at Tengboche monastery  in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1974
    IP 0406.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk carries ceremonial horns at Tengboche monastery  in the Khumbu region of Nepal. 1974
    IP 0403.jpg
  • A Tibetan Buddhist monk carries a ceremonial sword and prayer flags to be blessed above Tengboche Monastery in the Khumbu Region of Nepal's Himalaya mountains. (From 1974)g
    IP 0401.jpg
  • A young monk peeks from a temple at Gandan Monastery in Ullaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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