For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...

The Hanle Monastery is home to the Indian Astronomical Observatory, one of the world’s highest sites for optical, gamma-ray and infrared telescopes. At an elevation of 14,674 ft, the Indian ...

surviving on one meal a day and avoiding any contact with the outside world. Before the construction of the monastery, Lama Tsultim Nima started a hermitage at the site to teach monks about Buddhism.