Tawang Monastery is in Arunachal Pradesh is India’s largest Buddhist monastery. It is an important center for Mahayana Buddhism. Tap to read more.

Archaeologists have solved a centuries-old mystery by identifying the largest tannery ever found at a British monastery, the National Trust has said. The discovery at Fountains Abbey, near Ripon ...

There are numerous stunning monasteries around the world, but none quite match the reputation of Nepal’s most revered ...

Karsha monastery is the largest monastery of Zanskar in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located in the Padum Valley above the Stod River in Zanskar and is also known as Karsha Gompa.

Thiksey Monastery is the largest monastery in central Ladakh district in Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated 18 km from Leh in the Indus valley. The Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Gelugpa sect of ...

On the north side of the Himalaya sits the partially reconstructed Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Rongbuk, once the largest monastic center in the region. Rongbuk is the power place through which ...

Saint Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt is one of the most important Christian monasteries in the world ...

Sergius Lavra, the largest Orthodox monastery in Russia, a source at the monastery told TASS. He added that Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia together with the monks will take the icon to ...

The monastery comprises multiple gold-trimmed buildings that feature chapels, accommodations for monks, colleges, the stupas, or tombs, of past Panchen Lamas and one of the largest gilded statues ...