The Lingmatang Plain

High above us on the hillside was the Poonigong Monastery, belonging to the old sect of the Bumpos. We soon afterwards passed the large and flourishing village of Galenka, surrounded by fields of Barley. Here we turned aside to visit the Galenka Monastery, which stood in the midst of the village. This was quite a new building, with a great gilt image of Buddha inside it. The monks were still busy painting pictures of scenes from the life of Buddha on the walls. They apparently did quite a good trade in selling clay images of Buddha in his different forms and postures. These were stamped by a very well-cut brass dye,