on the way to phey
Along the Indus river from secmol
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on the way to phey which is a very old village
and is the closest village to secmol
there is a sacred area with many stupas or shrines
some of these monuments have at their base stones inscribed with sacred mantras
this sacred area is just below the buddhist monastery in phey
which has a school for monks
I am also teaching a few classes at the gyudzin monastery
the student monks
wear the traditional red robes
have shaved heads
and study all day
just like you would think
however these students range in age from eight or ten
to twelve or fourteen
here is my math class
using some tools I brought to teach fractions
here is my science class doing a hands on experiment with seeds and soil
now I do not get an assigned parking space in the teachers lot
but the class size is great
and one of the students brings tea during math class
but it is not all academics and prayer at the school for young monks
the kids enjoy a game of cricket after school






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