Mongolia | Töv Aimag | Aryaval Temple

Knicked out to Aryaval Temple near Terelj with Ulaan Baatar fixture and savant Glenn Mullin, visiting Canadian Scholar of Tibetan art Jeff Watt and my Business Partner Saraa.

Glenn looking gnome-ish next to 6 foot 10 inch tall Jeff

Aryaval Temple, center

Crossing the bridge to Aryaval

Saraa spinning her wheels

Janraisig and Buddha statues in the main temple

Gallery on the first floor of the temple. Over 200 drawings depict various lessons from the Lam Rim teachings.

One of the over 200 drawings

For some reason the vegetation at Aryaval is much more further advanced than on Bogd Khan Uul near my hovel. Here is a visitor to Aryaval communicating with a wild flower. For more information see The Lost Language of Plants.

Looking down the valley from the front of Aryaval Temple. This photo was taken in mid-summer, last year.