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of clothing. It would be wise to follow their example and dress modestly, especially when
visiting a monastery. Several women have written of the favourable reactions they have re-
ceived from Tibetan women when wearing Tibetan dress; you can get one made in Lhasa.
Women are generally not permitted to enter the
gönkhang
(protector chapel) in a monas-
tery, ostensibly for fear of upsetting the powerful protector deities inside.
