Gompa

End of Chapter 2 Ladakh Recording by Daniel Vamont, Osaka, Japan.

The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ by Nicholas Notovitch Translated by J. H. Connolly and L. Landsberg Chapter 3 A Festival in a Gonpa Leh, the capital of Ladakh, is a little town of 5,000 inhabitants who live in white, two-story houses upon two or three streets, principally.

In its center is the square of the bazaar, where the merchants of India, China, Turkestan, Kashmir, and Tibet come to exchange their products for the Tibetan gold.

Here the natives provide themselves with clothes for themselves and their monks, and various objects of real necessity.

But fate made a different decision for me.

in passing a mountain on a height of which is perched the gonpa of piatak my horse made a false step throwing me to the ground so violently that my right leg was broken below the knee It was impossible to continue my journey.

I was not inclined to return to Ley, and seeking the hospitality of the Gonpa of Piatok was not, from the appearance of the cloister, an enticing prospect.

My best recourse would be to return to Himis, then only about half a day's journey distant, and I ordered my servants to transport me there.

Yes.

And, well, after you've done your mindful shopping, explored the Gompas, and walked your clockwise circles until your legs ache, you are going to be hungry.

And the area around the stupa is renowned for its incredible food scene.

It truly is a culinary destination in its own right.