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... monasteries as Lapche . Perhaps the Lamnang villagers smuggled temple images and other valuables out of Tibet for sale in the illegal art market of Kathmandu . Or did they suspect me of wanting to rob their monastery which contained a ...
... monasteries as Lapche . Perhaps the Lamnang villagers smuggled temple images and other valuables out of Tibet for sale in the illegal art market of Kathmandu . Or did they suspect me of wanting to rob their monastery which contained a ...
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... monastery tucked against the side of a cliff . Passing here seventeen years earlier , David Snellgrove felt that he " had come at last to the paradise of the Buddha ' Boundless Light . ' " Two lamas and a dozen other men lived at the ...
... monastery tucked against the side of a cliff . Passing here seventeen years earlier , David Snellgrove felt that he " had come at last to the paradise of the Buddha ' Boundless Light . ' " Two lamas and a dozen other men lived at the ...
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... monastery is locked . We remain outsiders , wistfully looking ; all we can do is wan- der among the culture's artifacts . We investigate the two large stupas . Ochre - colored clay frescoes depicting peacock , elephant , horse , and ...
... monastery is locked . We remain outsiders , wistfully looking ; all we can do is wan- der among the culture's artifacts . We investigate the two large stupas . Ochre - colored clay frescoes depicting peacock , elephant , horse , and ...
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