6 9972,9973,9974,9975,9977,9978,The golden entrance gate to the Nyingmapa monastery outside of Bangalore transports one to a different world. Picture by Sonalee Rau Visitors surround a temple with a picture of Rinpoche mounted on its exterior. Picture by Sonalee Rau The view of the temple's interior was breathtaking. Picture by Sonalee Rau The illustrations of Buddhist deities on the walls closely resembled Hindu idols seen most often in India. Picture by Sonalee Rau This was probably the last place one would have expected to see a monk wearing Crocs… Picture by Sonalee Rau ...or a young monk shooting a toy gun at his playmates. Picture by Sonalee Rau

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The golden entrance gate to the Nyingmapa monastery outside of Bangalore transports one to a different world.
Picture by Sonalee Rau