![In the afternoon, I had the guide drop me back at Tashilhunpo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562123.Y6PvsymQ.TibetOct083112.jpg) In the afternoon, I had the guide drop me back at Tashilhunpo |
![Stupa on the west side of Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562124.Gp1GKdNN.TibetOct083114.jpg) Stupa on the west side of Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![A kora (pilgrimage) circuit circles Tashilhunpo Monastery offering good views](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562125.ZMUw1lUY.TibetOct083115.jpg) A kora (pilgrimage) circuit circles Tashilhunpo Monastery offering good views |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562126.WH02yDEQ.TibetOct083116.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit marked by a continuous string of prayer wheels](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562128.9E5gaSzW.TibetOct083117.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit marked by a continuous string of prayer wheels |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562129.kgXpwUnl.TibetOct083118.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Chapel of Jampa from the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562130.8GT8YyRl.TibetOct083119.jpg) Chapel of Jampa from the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit leading up the hills behind the monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562132.zt7qVqKW.TibetOct083120.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit leading up the hills behind the monastery |
![Chapel of Jampa housing the 27m tall Future Buddha, Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562134.NkcmgqDt.TibetOct083121.jpg) Chapel of Jampa housing the 27m tall Future Buddha, Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562136.7FyP13jI.TibetOct083122.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Looking east across the main row of buildings of Tashilhunpo along the north edge of the monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562138.pVqPHneE.TibetOct083124.jpg) Looking east across the main row of buildings of Tashilhunpo along the north edge of the monastery |
![Northwest corner of Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562140.seVo6WG4.TibetOct083126.jpg) Northwest corner of Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![Tibetan woman walking the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562142.OTBLFB0Y.TibetOct083127.jpg) Tibetan woman walking the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Prayer wheels and prayer flags of the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562144.6g2lAd0e.TibetOct083128.jpg) Prayer wheels and prayer flags of the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Northwest corner of the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit with the Jampa Chapel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562146.J4R7HSZc.TibetOct083129.jpg) Northwest corner of the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit with the Jampa Chapel |
![Well trodden path](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562148.ATajCDra.TibetOct083131.jpg) Well trodden path |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562150.AsYKHCS9.TibetOct083132.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Dog watching me pass](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562152.OQpJ4ZWr.TibetOct083133.jpg) Dog watching me pass |
![Northwest corner of Tashilhunpo Monastery with the kora circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562154.z0JDAexK.TibetOct083134.jpg) Northwest corner of Tashilhunpo Monastery with the kora circuit |
![Looking back along the west wall of Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562156.O4Xyf0Ag.TibetOct083135.jpg) Looking back along the west wall of Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![The Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit climbs high on the hill above the monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562158.RFRP2Jxy.TibetOct083136.jpg) The Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit climbs high on the hill above the monastery |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562160.LvGApTaC.TibetOct083137.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![The north wall of Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562162.gliKfUoA.TibetOct083138.jpg) The north wall of Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![Gilded roofs of the Tombs of the Panchen Lamas (10th, 4th, 5-9th from right to left)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562164.I7vBQS0q.TibetOct083139.jpg) Gilded roofs of the Tombs of the Panchen Lamas (10th, 4th, 5-9th from right to left) |
![Gilded roof of the Tomb of the 10th Panchen Lama, 1989](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562166.rI282yIk.TibetOct083140.jpg) Gilded roof of the Tomb of the 10th Panchen Lama, 1989 |
![Tashilhunpo Monastery from the northwest](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562167.pUFmiiX5.TibetOct083141.jpg) Tashilhunpo Monastery from the northwest |
![Jampa Chapel from behind](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562169.J8jJGarR.TibetOct083142.jpg) Jampa Chapel from behind |
![Palace of the Panchen Lamas and the Tomb of the 5th-9th Panchen Lamas, Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562171.azsW37cJ.TibetOct083143.jpg) Palace of the Panchen Lamas and the Tomb of the 5th-9th Panchen Lamas, Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![The festival thangka wall, Tashilhunpo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562173.bLbsqKG4.TibetOct083144.jpg) The festival thangka wall, Tashilhunpo |
![Gilded roofs of the tombs of the Panchen Lamas](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562175.SVyaJZha.TibetOct083145.jpg) Gilded roofs of the tombs of the Panchen Lamas |
![Tomb of the 10th Panchen Lama, Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562234.n00DMoer.TibetOct083146.jpg) Tomb of the 10th Panchen Lama, Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![Tomb of the 10th Panchen Lama, Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562242.KJ8hzlnb.TibetOct083151.jpg) Tomb of the 10th Panchen Lama, Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![Jampa Chapel, Tashilhunpo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562236.LhqLyfTz.TibetOct083147.jpg) Jampa Chapel, Tashilhunpo |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit along the north wall of the monatery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562237.8J9nGx6x.TibetOct083148.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit along the north wall of the monatery |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562239.mptyYiZj.TibetOct083149.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Tashilhunpo Monastery and the city of Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562240.ZbgDJnmi.TibetOct083150.jpg) Tashilhunpo Monastery and the city of Shigatse |
![North wall of Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562244.r7IjTIOW.TibetOct083152.jpg) North wall of Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![Engravings along the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562246.INO6m4lh.TibetOct083153.jpg) Engravings along the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562248.u48gsjl3.TibetOct083154.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Tibetan woman walking the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562252.aQKguhg8.TibetOct083157.jpg) Tibetan woman walking the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Prayer flag covered mountain behind Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562254.D1coky5B.TibetOct083158.jpg) Prayer flag covered mountain behind Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![Place for burning offerings](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562256.T6P6WLZC.TibetOct083159.jpg) Place for burning offerings |
![Tibetan language carved in stone, Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562258.zB82669c.TibetOct083160.jpg) Tibetan language carved in stone, Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Kora Circuit passing behind the festival thangka wall of Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562260.3Kj7et63.TibetOct083161.jpg) Kora Circuit passing behind the festival thangka wall of Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![Festival Thangka Wall, Tashilhunpo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562262.teLSsFQK.TibetOct083163.jpg) Festival Thangka Wall, Tashilhunpo |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562264.17CCR5wD.TibetOct083164.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Rock art along the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562266.FSlvUJDB.TibetOct083165.jpg) Rock art along the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Thangka-style painting on a rock along theTashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562268.zVnseFiE.TibetOct083166.jpg) Thangka-style painting on a rock along theTashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Om Mani Padme Hum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562270.IjOtUkFS.TibetOct083167.jpg) Om Mani Padme Hum |
![Tashilhunpo Monastery from the northeast in the afternoon](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562272.iyr5DKfb.TibetOct083168.jpg) Tashilhunpo Monastery from the northeast in the afternoon |
![Engravings in Tibetan language](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562274.S6TUCSCH.TibetOct083170.jpg) Engravings in Tibetan language |
![A pile of yak skulls, some painted and engraved in Tibetan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562276.ukvchAE4.TibetOct083171.jpg) A pile of yak skulls, some painted and engraved in Tibetan |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562278.TWxSdUJI.TibetOct083172.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Pile of yak stulls and small engraved rocks, Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562279.CsfTCGyp.TibetOct083173.jpg) Pile of yak stulls and small engraved rocks, Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![View of Shigatse from the northeast corner of the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562281.gPvDHt4N.TibetOct083174.jpg) View of Shigatse from the northeast corner of the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Yak skull carved with Om Mani Padme Hum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562283.olAFvNeK.TibetOct083175.jpg) Yak skull carved with Om Mani Padme Hum |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562285.b3og3QCB.TibetOct083176.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Buddhist rock art along the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562287.8SIJSUiB.TibetOct083178.jpg) Buddhist rock art along the Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Green Tara painted on a rock](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562292.Gb2NUL8p.TibetOct083199.jpg) Green Tara painted on a rock |
![Thangka style painting of a Wrathful Deity painted on a rock](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562295.4UR3MEqI.TibetOct083204.jpg) Thangka style painting of a Wrathful Deity painted on a rock |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit with Shigatse Dzong in the distance](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562293.1VCnrdyk.TibetOct083200.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit with Shigatse Dzong in the distance |
![Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562294.b8LQ2dGQ.TibetOct083203.jpg) Tashilhunpo Kora Circuit |
![Rather than complete the Kora Circuit, I stayed on the hillside trail and headed for the castle](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106562290.TP5imVsI.TibetOct083188.jpg) Rather than complete the Kora Circuit, I stayed on the hillside trail and headed for the castle |