Narthang
monastery – don’t just start to sigh: Oh, another Tibetan monastery! We had the
good luck to go there because of landslides and flooded roads. We couldn’t
visit some other point and instead went to Narthang monastery – sheer good
luck. Why? I’ll tell you in a moment.
Narthang
monastery (纳塘寺) lies 15 km west of Shigatse. It is the oldest
of the three great printing centers. We could watch the printing with
woodblocks. A really speedy affair.
And
later the monks allowed the tourists to watch their praying and chanting. One
of the very young disciples was beating the drum.
Watering of the paper before printing
Printing on the ground
90° change from the picture before -
I told you that they print quickly!
Woodblocks
Woodblocks and a printed leaf
Freshly printed, laid out to dry
In the main hall
Monks at the gathering, chanting and praying
Shoes of a monk
The monks also took photographs
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