Founded by Chosje Jamyang Palkar Type Tibetan Buddhist Number of monks 30 | Founded Late 16th century Sect Drugpa | |
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Similar Thikse Monastery, Stok Monastery, Namgyal Tsemo Monastery, Spituk Monastery, Likir Monastery | ||
Stakna monastery vista leh ladakh
Stakna Monastery or Stakna Gompa is a Buddhist monastery of the Drugpa sect in Stakna, Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 21 or 25 kilometres from Leh on the left bank of the Indus River.
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- Stakna monastery vista leh ladakh
- View of stakna monastery on the way to leh from upshi village in ladakh
- References
It was founded in the late 16th century by a Bhutanese scholar and saint, Chosje Jamyang Palkar. The name, literally meaning 'tiger's nose' was given because it was built on a hill shaped like a tiger's nose. Of note is a sacred Arya Avalokitesvara statue from Kamrup, Assam. Stakna has a residence of approximately 30 monks.
View of stakna monastery on the way to leh from upshi village in ladakh
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