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Monday, November 18, 2024

Namdroling Monastery near Mysore

Namdrolling is the largest teaching center of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in the world. It is located in Bylakuppe, part of the Mysuru district of the state of Karnataka. The sangha community lives in this monastry - more than five thousand monks and nuns and qualified teachers, a junior high school named Yeshe Wodsal Sherab Raldri Ling, a Buddhist philosophy college or shedra for both monks and nuns, a home for the elderly, and a hospital.Here are some of the pictures of the main temple:


Namdroling monastry interior

Namdroling monastry Buddha

Namdroling monastry board




Monday, November 4, 2024

Bat Close-up

BAT hanging on tree

The above photo was taken in the Singapore zoo and the short video below, more like a gif, is the bat fanning itself.