Namgyal Tsemo Monastery or Namgyal Tsemo Gompa is a
Buddhist
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...
monastery in
Leh
Leh () is a city in Indian-administered Ladakh in the Kashmir#Kashmir_dispute, disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the WP:TE ...
city of
Leh district
Leh district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the Kashmir#Dispute, disputed Kashmir-region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the WP:T ...
,
Ladakh
Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a Kashmir#Kashmir dispute, dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India an ...
, northern
India
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.
Founded by King
Tashi Namgyal
Tashi Namgyal ( Sikkimese: ; Wylie: ''Bkra-shis Rnam-rgyal'') (26 October 1893 – 2 December 1963) was the ruling Chogyal (King) of Sikkim from 1914 to 1963. He was the son of Thutob Namgyal. He was the first independent king of Sikkim.
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(1555-1575) of Ladakh, it has a three-story high gold statue of
Maitreya
Maitreya (Sanskrit) or Metteyya (Pali), is a bodhisattva who is regarded as the future Buddhahood, Buddha of this world in all schools of Buddhism, prophesied to become Maitreya Buddha or Metteyya Buddha.Williams, Paul. ''Mahayana Buddhism: Th ...
Buddha and ancient manuscripts and frescoes.
It is situated near the
Tsemo Castle.
Namgyal Tsemo Monastery perched above Leh town.jpg, Namgyal Tsemo Monastery perched over Leh town
Leh, Tsemo Monastery, Tsemo Castle, Ladakh, India.jpg, Tsemo Castle
Leh, Prayer flags, Tibetan writing, Ladakh, India.jpg, Prayer flags
See also
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List of buddhist monasteries in Ladakh
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Geography of Ladakh
Ladakh is an administrative territory of India that has been under its control since 1947. The geographical region of Ladakh union territory is the highest altitude plateau region in India (much of it being over 3,000 m), incorporatin ...
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Tourism in Ladakh
Footnotes
External links
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Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh
Gelug monasteries and temples
1430 establishments in Asia
15th-century establishments in India
Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples in India
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