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Phuktal Gompa – Feeling on top of the world at this Ladakh monastery

Phuktal Gompa is a centuries-old monastery in the Zanskar region of Ladakh. Renowned Buddhist scholars and teachers resided in a cave, around which the monastery has been built. The place of retreat, learning and meditation for Buddhist monks is a major attraction for tourists today.

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Barpeta Satra: Assam’s spiritual hubs beset with falling celibate monk numbers

With families becoming nuclear and small, fewer children are becoming Kewalia Bhakats – monks sworn to celibacy and a strictly austere life at Vaishnavite monasteries.