Tawang Monastery

[deepsan]

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[shivakumar_l]

The bright red colour splashes all over the screen with beautiful images.
1st one is really awesome ... btw is 7 and 11 parts of the same person(lama) ?

[deepsan]

There seemed to be a rule to use only bright colours all around the monastery.
They are the same person; glad you noticed, I placed them one below the other in this post

[mistress_elaine]

Oooh, I love those shades of red... Great stuff, especially the portraits.

[deepsan]

Thanks.

[arunpillai]

>Me with the monks
Got so many friends i guess. Know their names ? :P

[deepsan]

They were having their fun, looking at some photographs :)

[praveenkumarg]

Why do monks wear Red ? Any idea ?

[deepsan]

Q: Why do Buddhist monks and nuns wear red and yellow robes?

Rinpoche: In ancient times, in India, people considered yellow, and red to be very ordinary colors. Buddha Gautama wanted his disciples to be ordinary, so he had his monks wear one of these colors. India has hot weather, and Tibet has cold. Consequently, Indian monks and nuns choose yellow, because it is a cool color, and Tibetan monks and nuns choose red or maroon, because it is a warm color.

Source:Questions & Answers With ZaChoeje Rinpoche

[reformedvesper]

i'm not sure what you do that allows for so much travel and photog, but i hope you keep doing it. kudos. last few posts have been exceptional.

[deepsan]

Thanks, am an engineer by profession making efficient use of weekends and leaves.