Tikse Gompa

The day before I left Ladakh I went to the Tikse Gompa, which is about 20km outside Leh. The Gompa was beautiful and I spent a lot of time looking around. I missed the bus back to Leh and started to walk towards Leh while looking for a truck to catch a ride with. I ran in to a monk in the same predicament. We got to talking, and it turned out we were the same age. His English was good, and we talked for an hour about his life as a monk, and mine as an American student. It was the first long conversation I had with a monk and I found it very interesting and insightful. Pictures below:

The Gompa









Prayer Wheel



Buddha



View From The Gompa