bhutan is a buddhist country, and the culture is inextricably linked with the religion. there are monks everywhere; many boys are educated in monasteries; even the district government offices are located in monasteries. going in, it is tempting to imagine that the monks are saintly …
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… aloof …
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… and mysterious …
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… but the truth is that a lot of them are just kids.
next: monks, monks, monks (part 2).
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