What are the dos and don s when visiting religious sites in Tibet?
All Tibetans are practising Buddhists, and respect for their beliefs is very important. Here are some tips to help you. Your guide in Tibet will give you more information: 1) You need to walk clockwise within or outside of religious facilities, like temples, monasteries, pagodas, and mani stones. 2) You are not allowed to touch Buddhist statues, sutras or take pictures of them inside temples or monasteries. Smoking is strictly prohibited. 3) Prayer wheels cannot be rotated anticlockwise. 4) You cannot step on the threshold of any tent, house, temple or monastery. 5) Do not touch anyone’s head. 6) Eating horse, dog or donkey meat is strictly prohibited.
