The Tawang Monastery

a poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

The Tawang Monastery
At the foothills
So full of exotic greenery and vegetation
But with the golden statue of Buddha
Overlooking us, sermons and gospels
Telling a different saga of Buddha and Buddhism
Buddhist preaching and teachings
Travelled far and delivered
How old is it
Who established it
Under the canopy of the blue skies
And against the backdrop of the hills?