Breakfast with the Monks
A short drive or stimulating morning walk up the hillside near Six Senses Punakha, the 16th-century Chorten Ningpo is today a thriving monastic community including around 50 young novices and five teachers. Join Lama Nado and the young novices and monks for breakfast.
For the community at Chorten Ningpo, your visit provides an opportunity to connect with worlds far beyond these hand-painted walls, as they share insights into the lives of young people of Bhutan today. Theirs is an inspiring example of how the old ways of Bhutan’s deeply entrenched Buddhist social network continue to play a meaningful role in the lives of young people.
Lama Nado raises funds over and above government funding in order to cover education, food, clothing, and housing for the other monks currently living here and towards his planned expansion, which includes additional classes up to the university level, the completion of a new dormitory, and a library. Six Senses Punakha provides funding to Chorten Ningpo through our Sustainability Fund. Visits to Chorten Ningpo Monastery provide further direct support to Lama Nado’s mission.
