friendship

any visit to monastic communities in tibet rapidly erodes the vision of buddhist monasticism as an individual or solitary endeavor. the intense social texture of life in tibetan monasteries touches visitors and, of course, participants. here, two young monks stroll the walls surrounding this large monastic complex in tibet. after a day of collective ritual, classes, group debate and other communal activities, the two friends spent about an hour chatting and watching the comings and goings within the complex and outside it. taken at sakya monastery, tibet.