Kopan Monastery

When I left Boudha (see earlier post) I continued on my monastery hunt to the next stop - Kopan. When I entered its gate I saw couple boys, monks, playing with plastic guns and few others seated close by, drinking tea. Some tourists and students who stay at the site were mingling around but over all, the entire place was very quiet.

Kopan felt very isolated, almost unfriendly and till today I wonder why.. Interesting fact I read afterwards, supposedly Lama Tenzin Osel Rinpoche, Spanish boy, who was declared the reincarnation of the founder of Kopan who died in 84’, was inspiration for Bernardo Bertolucci’s film Little Buddha.