Namgyal Tsemo Monastery
34°10′3″N 77°35′24″E / 34.16750°N 77.59000°E / 34.16750; 77.59000
Namgyal Tsemo Monastery or Namgyal Tsemo Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Leh city of Leh district, Ladakh, northern India.[1] Founded by King Tashi Namgyal (1555-1575) of Ladakh, it has a three-story high gold statue of Maitreya Buddha and ancient manuscripts and frescoes.[1] It is situated near the Tsemo Castle.
- Namgyal Tsemo Monastery perched over Leh town
- Tsemo Castle
- Prayer flags
See also
- List of buddhist monasteries in Ladakh
- Geography of Ladakh
- Tourism in Ladakh
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Namgyal Tsemo Gompa". Buddhist-temples.com. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
External links
- Media related to Namgyal Tsemo Monastery at Wikimedia Commons
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