article_snippet.sent: Despite its secluded location its is home to the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, the world's largest Buddhist settlement.
article_snippet.sent: A vibrant splash of red, the world's largest Buddhist settlement has sprung up in the 1980s and is now a haven for over 40,000 monks and nuns.
article_snippet.sent: The Larung Gar Buddhist Academy is home to 40,000 monks and nuns, who travel to the settlement of Sertar to study Tibetan Buddhism .
article_snippet.sent: the world's largest Buddhist settlement is home to 40,000 nuns and monks, who flock to study, attend lectures and dwell in the mountains .
article_snippet.sent: The settlement has grown from a handful of disciples in the 1980s to become one of the largest centres for the study of Tibetan Buddhism .
article_snippet.sent: Tibetan monks, also known as lamas, are pictured at a grocery in the Serthar Buddhist Institute in China . '
article_snippet.sent: The settlement is also home to a number of Tibetan people who share the land with the monks and nuns .
article_snippet.sent: Tibetan nuns, also known as lamas, are pictured on a street in the Serthar Buddhist Institute .
article_snippet.sent: Despite The incredible academy remote situation, Larung Gar evolved from a handful of disciples to be the largest Buddhist settlement in the world.
highlights_snippet.sent: The Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in China has basic amenities for the 40,000 monks and nuns who stay there .
  