Tag: monastery

Himalayan Buddhist monastery prepares for long, isolated winter

Some 5,500 metres (18,000 feet) above sea level in the Indian Himalayas sits the Tnagyud Gompa Buddhist monastery, where snow can leave the monks...

Ancient library housed in an Egyptian monastery reopens after renovation

An ancient library which holds thousands of centuries-old religious and historical manuscripts was recently opened in Egypt at the famed St Catherine Monastery, a...