World's Largest Buddhist Settlement

Sertar in the Larung Gar Valley in China is home to the world's largest Buddhist settlement. This colourful settlement began  in the 1980s and is now a haven for over 40,000 monks and nuns who travel to the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy to study Tibetan Buddhism.

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Students from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia travel to Sertar by coach for a gruelling 20 hours and live in very basic conditions. There are no tvs but iPhones are allowed.
More: Daily Mail Online

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