Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Richmond's Thrangu Monastery, Canada's first traditional Tibetan monastery


Thrangu Monastery is the first traditional Tibetan monastery to open in Canada.


Golden Buddha, surrounded by 34 smaller Buddhas and 1,000 Medicine Buddhas.


Nine lamas meditate here daily at the monastery on Richmond's Highway to Heaven.



Thrangu Monastery opened in July of 2010. The public is welcome to visit.

Photos by Sue Frause

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