Founded by Lhawang Lotus Type Tibetan Buddhist | Founded Late 14th century | |
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Similar Thikse Monastery, Spituk Monastery, Hemis Monastery, Shey Monastery, Shanti Stupa | ||
Stok Monastery or Stok Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Stok, Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 15 kilometres south of Leh. It was founded by Lama Lhawang Lotus in the 14th Century and has a notable library including all 108 volumes of the Kangyur. A ritual dance-mask festival is held annually.
Next to the monastery is the 71 feet (22 m) high seated Gautama Buddha statue and temple, constructed between 2012-2015 and consecrated by HH the 14th Dalai Lama on 8 August 2016.
Around 2km from the monastery is Stok Palace, built in 1820 and still the summer home of Ladakhi royalty from the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh.
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