Lhachen Gyalpo (, ''Lha-chen-rgyal-po'') (c. 1050-1080 CE) was the fifth king of
Ladakh
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. He is mentioned in the
Ladakhi Chronicles. During his reign, important buildings like the
Likir Monastery
Likir Monastery or Likir Gompa (Klud-kyil) is a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, Northern India. It is located at 3700m elevation, approximately west of Leh. It is picturesquely situated on a little hill in the valley, in Likir village near the ...
were built. He had a "brotherhood" of monks to settle there. He belongs to
Nyima-Gon dynasty.
Also, by the three lakes near Gaṅs-ri (
Kailash
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) there were at times a hundred and at other times five hundred recluses staying there and "he for a long time, with untiring zeal, provided
hem
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with the necessities of life."
[Francke (1926), p. 95.]
Footnotes
References
* *Francke, A. H. 1914, 1926. ''Antiquities of Indian Tibet. Vol. 1: Personal Narrative; Vol. 2: The Chronicles of Ladak and Minor Chronicles, texts and translations, with Notes and Maps''. Reprint 1972. S. Chand & Co., New Delhi.
Kings of Ladakh
1050s births
1080 deaths
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