Tigers Nest Buddhist monastery Bhutan Buildings of the Buddhist monastery of Taktsang Tigers Nest precariously sited on a rocky ledge over feet above the valley floor The monastery is a sacred pilgrimage site being situated near a cave in which the Guru Rinpoche the founder of Tibetan Buddhism is said to have meditated in the th century The photograph shows the original monastery which was destroyed by fire in The buildings on the site today are copies of the originals
Work by Vivienne Sharp
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