The flames engulfed the roof of the building and destroyed valuable incunabula, or early printed books, statues and ancient Tibetan writings, the reports said.
The reports estimated damage at 1 million euros (1.4 million dollars).
The 25 monks in the monastery denied that a candle could have caused the blaze as candles had been banned from the meditation hall on safety grounds.
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