We spent a couple of days visiting Bir ... so many interesting places to see. Thanks to Graeme Ross for most of the photos.
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| Some vagrants in the temple at Deer Park Institute |
Deer Park Institute is a centre for the study of classical Indian wisdom traditions. The core vision of the Institute is to re-create the spirit of Nalanda, a
great university of ancient India in which all traditions of Buddhism
were studied and practiced, alongside other schools of classical Indian
philosophy, arts and sciences.
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| the monks rooms from the temple steps |
Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro Institute has a faculty of highly trained khenpos and hundreds of students
enrolled in an intensive nine-year graduate program. There are eleven classrooms, a library, computer and reading rooms. Each year the
students undertake the study of two major texts or commentaries, plus subjects such as logic, grammar, monastic
discipline, and poetry.
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| Look out, those hang gliders are wild |
Bir was full of hang gliders from all over the world for some competition ... the ones staying in our hotel were very loud & drunk Russians who decided to sing...
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| Tea in flower ... spot the caterpillar |
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Ive seen so many tea plantations and never seen her beautiful flowers before
