The largest Buddhist settlement in the world: Inside the village where 40,000 monks and nuns are segregated and televisions are banned... but iPhones are allowed

• The Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in China has basic amenities for the 40,000 monks and nuns who stay there
• The secluded location is 370 miles from Chengdu and has grown dramatically since its creation
• TVs are banned, and the huts of monks and nuns are segregated by a winding road through the middle 

By BECKY PEMBERTON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 10:07 GMT, 19 April 2015 | UPDATED: 15:05 GMT, 19 April 2015