64 - Matthieu RICARD (Born in 1946)

Matthieu RICARD (Born in 1946) Laroungar Monastery near Sertha, Golok, Eastern Tibet, February 2016 Art print, UltraChrome HDX pigment inks, Epson Premium glossy paper, mounted on 2mm Dibond 48 x 90 cm Label on the back of the mount. This exhibition print may show slight marks or imperfections. Proceeds from the sale of this print will benefit the Karuna Shechen Association and its relief programs for victims of the August 26, 2026, floods in Nepal. Larung Gar Monastery, near Sertha, in Golok, Eastern Tibet. When this image was taken in February 2016, nearly twenty thousand nuns, monks, and lay followers were studying at this extraordinary center for philosophical studies, founded by the great scholar and spiritual master Khenpo Jigmé Phuntsok (1933–2004). More than 400 scholars (Khenpos) teach there. Since the summer of 2016, the Chinese government has been demolishing a large portion of the living quarters in order to reduce the monastic population to 5,000. Larungar Monastery, near Sertha, in the Golok province of eastern Tibet. When this image was taken in February 2016, twenty thousand nuns, monks, and lay disciples were studying at this outstanding philosophical college, founded by the great scholar and spiritual teacher Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok (1933–2004). Since the summer of 2016, the government has been demolishing a large portion of the buildings in order to reduce the population to 5,000.