It is one of the largest lamaseries of Mahayana sects and the second oldest monastery in the world after Lhasa. The monastery houses over 500 monks. It is also a centre of Buddhist Cultural Studies.

the Tawang Monastery which is also ranked as the second largest in the world. Built during the seventeenth century, this ...

A group led by Buddhist monks and village chiefs in ... The trek will conclude at the Tawang Monastery on 5 April, commemorating the day the Tibetan spiritual leader reached Tawang town over ...