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Two Tibetan monks walking around the monastery
The Tashilhunpo Monastery, founded in 1447 by Gendun Drup, the First Dalai Lama, is a historic and culturally important monastery next to Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet. This monastery is the traditional seat of successive Panchen Lamas, the second highest ranking lama lineage in the Gelukpa (Yellow Hat Sect) tradition.
Located on a hill in the center of the city, the full name in Tibetan of the monastery means: “all fortune and happiness gathered here” or “heap of glory”.
Tibet, as you show it is so beautiful. So why Tibetans have to suffer for their will live their traditions and religions ?
Probably because of the greed of their big neighbors and the fact that the world has abandoned them.
Because they have a big neighbour, China, who decided Tibet is part of its territory. Tibet has suffered untold suffering, especially during the cultural revolution. Today, Tibet is already a kind of human zoo, open to tourists who most of the time cannot have direct contact with Tibetans.