But the Valley of Lhasa still slept, still lived in the deepest darkness of night, not until the Sun lifted well above the mountains would the deep-lying lamaseries and houses welcome daylight. |
We passed many lamaseries, and quite frequently we spent the night in them if they happened to be on our path at a suitable time. |
Into lamaseries it would creep and telepathic and clairvoyant lamas would converse with it. |
Although influenced by Tibetan Buddhism as well as by rituals from nearby lamaseries, the Limbu observe a traditional religion, worshipping a chief god, Niwa Buma, and mountain and river deities. |
The butter lamps of far distant lamaseries gleaming through the cold clear air of the Plain of Lhasa. |
It introduced Tibet from the viewpoint of an insider who had studied in the great lamaseries of Lhasa. |