Rongbuk Monastery
( 2005-10-27 )

The Rongbuk Monastery, located on Mt. Everest, is the highest monastery in the world, with an elevation of about 5,200 meters, almost the same height as the base camp of Mt. Everest.

The monastery was built in 1899 by a Ningmapa lama. Once, the number of lamas reached 500, but now there are only about 50 in the monastery. A strange phenomenon is that the lamas live together with the nuns, some of them from Nepal. Mani stones, carved with sacred syllables and prayers, line the paths.

Although small, the Rongbuk Monastery has great significance for the pilgrims. It is the best place for watching and taking photos of Mt. Everest.