Bon Monastery, or Yung Drung Ling, is about 18 kms from Solan in Solan District of Himachal Pradesh. One needs to take a minor road at Ochhaghat that is Narag-Sarahan road. This is the second oldest monastery in the world for the Bon religion. Bon religion is different from Buddhism and is much older that the latter.
The Bon Monastery Complex
An interesting variation from the Buddhist tradition is that in Buddhism you always go clockwise when you circle a temple while praying whereas in the Bon religion you go anticlockwise.
Huge Conch used during prayers
An interesting motif!
Made of Butter!
Decoration on the wall
A Tankha Painting
Another Temple Complex of Bon
Another Building at the complex
The complex houses a well built library having scriptures of Bon religion. It also has a school where the students study the Bon religion.
Decorated roof with Bon motifs
The whole complex is quite beautiful is is definitely worth visiting. However, there is no place to stay here and one has to probably go and stay in Solan. There are no eateries also that I could see.
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