| We trekked from Namche to Thyangboche (3867 meters), passing many yaks
and dzo (half yak- half cows) along the way. At Thyangboche we saw an
extremely rare site for tourists, Nepal's Re-incarnated Monk, the country's
most prestigious religious figure, equal in standing to Tibet's Dalai
Lama. At first we thought he was just an overweight monk until our guide
explained everything to us. We sat inside the monastery and watched the
religious ceremony. The monks played strange brass and wind instruments,
struck gongs, and chanted hymns while the youngest monks (8 yrs old) goofed
around in the back as any children will do at church. |
