Tag: Ladakh

January 21, 2024

Ladakh Land of Magical Monasteries

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Free Download Siân Pritchard Jones, "Ladakh: Land of Magical Monasteries"
English | 2006 | ISBN: 817769488X, 1499515405, 1499515405 | EPUB | pages: 221 | 2.1 mb
Ladakh is a wonderland of mesmerising, sweeping vistas. With its barren, rugged mountains, crystal clear skies and inspiring visions of a lost Shangri-La, Ladakh is a very special place. Beyond the Himalaya, on the edge of Tibet, it is a hidden paradise for trekkers, tourists and travellers.

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September 28, 2023

Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas Tibet, Ladakh, Nepal and Bhutan

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Free Download Peter Dennis, "Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas: Tibet, Ladakh, Nepal and Bhutan"
English | 2011 | pages: 66 | ISBN: 1849083967 | PDF | 6,9 mb
Buddhism has been influential in the mountain kingdoms of the Himalayas since the 7th century AD, most notably in the kingdom of Tibet where it permeated all aspects and levels of society until the 20th century. From the 9th-century AD onwards, the secular rulers of Tibet sought to extend their influence, and that of Buddhism, throughout the region. To this end, huge stone and mud-brick fortifications, known as dzongs, were constructed to dominate the secular landscape, while massive Buddhist monasteries dominated the religious – both following a very specific style of Tibetan architecture. It has been estimated that as many as 3,000 monasteries were built along with 200 dzongs.

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